From 86d6ddc0ae6c4d434e4a1f19e880ccf5374f7f8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Dillon Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 17:42:55 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] nvme - Adjust manual page * Adjust the last paragraph describing EFI booting to match our current state of affairs. --- share/man/man4/nvme.4 | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/nvme.4 b/share/man/man4/nvme.4 index 43da066365..c453e9d2dd 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/nvme.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/nvme.4 @@ -157,15 +157,13 @@ controller (the flash in both cases is directly connected to the controller, so there is no SATA Phy to get in the way). Of course, if you actually want an AHCI card, then these might be the way to go, and you might even be able to boot from them. -.Pp .Sh HINTS ON CONFIGURING MACHINES (BIOS) If nvme locks up while trying to probe the BIOS did something horrible to the PCIe card. If you have enabled your BIOS's FastBoot option, turn it off, this may fix the issue. .Pp -Most BIOSes cannot boot from an NVME card, or if they can it generally -requires doing a UEFI boot for which DragonFly support is a bit of a headache -configuring. So take this into consideration as well. +Not all BIOSes can boot from a NVMe card. Those that can typically require +booting via EFI. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ahci 4 , .Xr intro 4 , -- 2.11.4.GIT