Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:38:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-7@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r185698 - in stable/7/sys: . boot/forth Message-ID: <200812061338.mB6DcrCY095466@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: keramida (doc committer) Date: Sat Dec 6 13:38:53 2008 New Revision: 185698 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/185698 Log: MFC: r175379, r175380 Document that loader(8) stops reading `loader.conf' when it encounters a syntax error, and add a tip about adding first the `vital' options and then experimental ones. PR: docs/119658 Submitted by: Julian Stacey, jhs at berklix.org Approved by: re (kib) Modified: stable/7/sys/ (props changed) stable/7/sys/boot/forth/loader.conf.5 Modified: stable/7/sys/boot/forth/loader.conf.5 ============================================================================== --- stable/7/sys/boot/forth/loader.conf.5 Sat Dec 6 13:37:15 2008 (r185697) +++ stable/7/sys/boot/forth/loader.conf.5 Sat Dec 6 13:38:53 2008 (r185698) @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ -.Dd November 15, 2005 +.Dd January 16, 2008 .Dt LOADER.CONF 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -238,6 +238,16 @@ contains the instructions to automatical .Xr boot 8 , .Xr loader 8 , .Xr loader.4th 8 +.Sh BUGS +The +.Xr loader 8 +stops reading +.Nm +when it encounters a syntax error, so any options which are vital for +booting a particular system (i.e.\& +.Dq Va hw.ata.ata_dma Ns "=0" ) +should precede any experimental additions to +.Nm . .Sh HISTORY The file .Nm
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