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From: Paul Saab <ps@freebsd.org>
To: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/common panic.c
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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

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