Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 06:42:52 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Handbook installation chapter for Alpha architecture Message-ID: <20010913064252.G48793@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.010912100232.jhb@FreeBSD.org>; from jhb@FreeBSD.ORG on Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 10:02:32AM -0700 References: <20010912085018.X48793@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> <XFMail.010912100232.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2001-Sep-12 10:02:32 -0700, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote: > >On 11-Sep-01 Peter Jeremy wrote: >> One comment: >> Unlike the i386, Alpha boot flags must be specified via the SRM - eg it >> isn't possible[1] to boot single user by issuing 'boot -s' to the >> FreeBSD boot-loader, you have to use 'boot -fl s' at the SRM. >> >> [1] At least it wasn't a couple of months ago when I last updated my >> system. > >Erm, I've used 'boot -s' from the loader many, many, many times on my >alpha test systems. Interesting, I've never had it work on my Multia. It hasn't annoyed me enough (and is useful on occasion) to chase it up. I guess I'll have to dig into the Alpha boot process a bit deeper and find out why it doesn't work for me. Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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