Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:39:05 -0500 From: Greg Lehey <grog@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot prompts Message-ID: <19991123233905.53272@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> In-Reply-To: <383B1BA1.D804596D@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from Jonathon McKitrick on Tue, Nov 23, 1999 at 05:56:34PM -0500 References: <383B1BA1.D804596D@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Tuesday, 23 November 1999 at 17:56:34 -0500, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > I have seen two different boot prompts. > One when the F1/F2 prompt is shown (DOS, > FreeBSD) and then another if i hit a > key while the countdown is going on. > What is the difference between these > two? The first is from the boot selector which enables you to boot from difference slices (Microsoft "partitions"). It can allow you to boot non-FreeBSD systems. The second one comes from the bootstrap on the FreeBSD slice. It allows you to choose the file you want to load, usually a kernel image. I think you're limited to the root directory. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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