Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 11:59:44 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: David Landgren <david@landgren.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Skipping "F1 FreeBSD" prompt on boot Message-ID: <46459E20.5060108@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <46458C63.8040600@landgren.net> References: <46458C63.8040600@landgren.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 David Landgren wrote: > I have a disk that has only FreeBSD on it, and so I would like to skip > the initial F1/FreeBSD prompt. boot0cfg -v ad0 says: > > options=nopacket,update,nosetdrv > default_selection=F1 (Slice 1) > > ... what do I have to do to say JFDI instead of prompting? This is not > the sort of thing I want to fiddle around experimenting, so a little > guidance would be most appreciated. fdisk -B -b /boot/mbr /dev/ad0 You installed the FreeBSD boot sector stuff, which gives you the 'press F1' business. Replace that with the standard mbr, which just boots straight up. Cheers, Matthew - -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGRZ4g8Mjk52CukIwRCEL9AJ4xLg6nveSzeiEh7eRWKozp9phMzgCgkHoh igE3HZOoPkP9IHcYmh9XV2M= =FWqz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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