Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 00:13:32 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Viren R. Shah" <viren@rstcorp.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot loader problems.. Message-ID: <199810070713.AAA00967@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 06 Oct 1998 13:35:36 EDT." <199810061735.NAA00682@jabberwock.rstcorp.com>
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> I had to put a "boot /kernel.aout" into the /boot/boot.conf file. My > boot.conf file now is: > > set autoboot=5 > boot /kernel.aout > > Now it boots immediately without waiting the 5 seconds. Without the > "boot /kernel.aout" line, it just sits at the "Hit [enter]..." > prompt. > > Is there an intermediate solution where it will wait 5 seconds before > autobooting kernel.aout? With changes I committed earlier tonight: set autoboot_delay=5 set bootfile=/kernel.aout will do the trick. I may change 'bootfile' to 'kern_bootfile' to be more consistent with the sysctl name, but I haven't settled on the convention(s) to use there yet. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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