From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 25 02:39:50 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80A3116A417 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:39:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bkc@dreamfire.com) Received: from dreamfire.com (dreamfire.com [192.220.72.206]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FB4113C459 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:39:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bkc@dreamfire.com) Received: (qmail 9137 invoked by uid 18638); 25 Jul 2007 02:39:49 -0000 Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:39:49 -0700 From: Bruce Caruthers To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070724193949.A3289@dreamfire.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: bootable rescue cd? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Bruce Caruthers List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:39:50 -0000 Hi, all. Given my "special-case" system (DG965WH), I am trying to make a custom boot CD based off the original 6.2-RELEASE/amd64 install disc in case I ever need to login to fix it (such as when I had to do a partial reinstall when I made a typo in one of the loader files). I have replaced /boot/kernel with one with Antony's marvell patch built into it, and have added the hint.acpi.0.disabled="1" to /boot/device.hints, so it should all boot, which gives me a safe reinstall option. But... How do I make it simply boot to a login or command line? I can't seem to find where it jumps to sysinstall so I can disable that. Apologies if i missed something obvious. I tried following the boot procedure through the *.4th files, but the last time I programmed in Forth was in one of the original MUDs (i.e. ages ago) and I wasn't an expert in it even then. Thanks! -bkc