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Date:      Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:37:45 +0200 (SAT)
From:      Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>
To:        archie@whistle.com (Archie Cobbs)
Cc:        mike@smith.net.au, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Boot block problem
Message-ID:  <199902041037.MAA22256@ceia.nordier.com>
In-Reply-To: <199902040319.TAA10987@dingo.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "Feb 3, 99 07:19:34 pm"

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Mike Smith wrote:
> [Archie Cobbs wrote:]
> > Just upgraded to 3.0-stable snapshot circa 2/1 and noticed that
> > the new "booteasy" does not seem to remember the selection from
> > the previous time. Eg., I need to press F5 to get to disk 2 but
> > it always defaults to F2 (which is FreeBSD slice containing
> > only a swap partition).
> > 
> > This means my box won't reboot automatically anymore, e.g., if
> > the power goes out.
> > 
> > Is this a new bug or a new feature? :-)
> 
> It's supposed to work, and it does for me here.  Check you haven't got 
> your BIOS 'boot virus protection' stuff enabled, then talk to Robert 
> Nordier (in that order 8).

No need to talk to me: I'll talk to you instead. :)

The new boot manager remembers "last slice selected" rather than
"last menu option selected" on each drive.

I think I prefer this behavior myself, but I'll change it for
compatibility with booteasy.

--
Robert Nordier

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