Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:31:27 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "Nan Xiao" <nan@chinadtrace.org> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A question about modifying autoboot delay time Message-ID: <20160720143127.d93ff2ff.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <2016072011093115531210@chinadtrace.org> References: <2016072011093115531210@chinadtrace.org>
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:09:33 +0800, Nan Xiao wrote: > Hi all, > > My FreeBSD is running on VMware virtual machine. I modify /boot/loader.conf file > to prolong autoboot delay time: > > # cat /boot/loader.conf > autoboot_delay="60" > > After rebooting, I find the prompt is still default value (10s), and the > screen looks > like hung (The image is here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NanXiao/FreeBSD-101-Hacks/master/images/boot_kernel.JPG). > But the actual delay time seems taking effect, about passing one minute, > the system boots up. > > Is it a bug of running FreeBSD on VMware virtual machine? Could anyone > help to explain it? Did you try the "simplified" boot screen? In /boot/loader.conf, define the following: autoboot_delay="60" beastie_disable="YES" Maybe it's just a "display thing" error related to the menu screen... -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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