Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:39:49 -0800 From: Paul Saab <ps@freebsd.org> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/common panic.c Message-ID: <20011128103949.A70524@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1011128133500.37721S-100000@fledge.watson.org>; from rwatson@freebsd.org on Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 01:36:10PM -0500 References: <20011128103448.A70199@elvis.mu.org> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1011128133500.37721S-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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Robert Watson (rwatson@freebsd.org) wrote: > > On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Paul Saab wrote: > > > > With pxeboot, I can replace the loader on whim; if I'm pulling stuff in > > > and out using an NFS root I can change the sets of modules and scripts run > > > remotely, etc. When you say "console intervention", do you include the > > > serial console? If so, no problem; if not, then I'd rather have a > > > spinning boot than have to hit a key on the real system console :-). > > > > > > Of course, one of the things I dislike about my current batch of PXE boxes > > > is that if PXE fails, it requires a console keypress to try again without > > > hard booting :-(. > > > > Not if you compile BTX with BOOT_BTX_NOHANG defined. > > Appears to be a function of the PXE bios on this box. If DHCP fails to > find a source for a loader, or if tftp rejects the request, the bios will > ask you to insert a system disk and press enter. If you hit enter, it > will try PXE again. Can't help you with that one.. :P To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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