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Date:      Mon, 24 May 2004 09:54:29 -0500
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        Andreas Davour <ante@Update.UU.SE>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to decrease the loader wait-time?
Message-ID:  <20040524145429.GE72502@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0405171025360.9360@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>
References:  <20040517014109.B90332@pemaquid.safeport.com> <Pine.LNX.4.58.0405171025360.9360@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>

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In the last episode (May 24), Andreas Davour said:
> I've been staring at the beastie during startup quite a bit now. Even
> though he is a handsome chap to stare at, I still think 10 seconds
> each boot is a bit to much.
> 
> Can someone tell me how I configure the loader to decrease the time
> delay? I kind of figured it would be found in the Handbook, I haven't
> found it. Pointers welcome.

/boot/loder.conf:
beastie_disable="YES"
autoboot_delay="2"

works for me.  The variables are defined in the loader manpage (not
loader.conf, which only describes the syntax).

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com



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