Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:47:54 +0000 From: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> To: rank1seeker@gmail.com Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Active slice, only for a next boot Message-ID: <20110527134754.GA94769@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20110527.124553.718.1@DEV> References: <20110527.124553.718.1@DEV>
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On Fri May 27 11, rank1seeker@gmail.com wrote: > Idea is ... > I have i.e; 3 slices, of which first is active. > Now I wana set slice 2 active, but only for a one/next boot. > Once slice 2 is booted and system is shutdown or rebooted, once again, first slice is active and booted, without user's intervention. > > Is this possible or should be implemented? take a look at the gpart(8) manual, expecially the ATTRIBUTES section. if you are running with a GPT scheme you can use the "bootonce" attribute to do exactly what you asked for. cheers. alex > > > Domagoj Smol?i? > > -- a13x
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