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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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