From owner-freebsd-alpha Thu Jul 11 15:55:49 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9ADD437B400 for ; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:55:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from malkavian.org (malkavian.org [206.136.132.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F344B43E31 for ; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:55:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rbw@myplace.org) Received: from malkavian.org (rbw@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by malkavian.org (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g6BMti2F008419; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 18:55:44 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rbw@myplace.org) Received: (from rbw@localhost) by malkavian.org (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g6BMtiW8008418; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:55:44 -0700 (MST) X-Authentication-Warning: malkavian.org: rbw set sender to rbw@myplace.org using -f Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:55:44 -0700 From: "brian j. peterson" To: Jan Lentfer Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: set boot device permanantly in SRM Message-ID: <20020711225543.GA8059@malkavian.org> Mail-Followup-To: Jan Lentfer , freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG References: <1026426233.2125.4.camel@jan-linnb.lan> <20020711223227.GE63545@cicely5.cicely.de> <1026427101.2125.9.camel@jan-linnb.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1026427101.2125.9.camel@jan-linnb.lan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-URL: http://rbw.myplace.org/ Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org i'm not aware of any delay-before-boot setting, but the boot can be effectively stopped by hitting ^C during the early stages of the boot process, thus dropping you back to the SRM console. another document for you: http://www.support.compaq.com/alpha-tools/documentation/archive/sdk/ec-qk8df-te_srm_cons_mb_users_gde.pdf this PDF lists all the SRM commands and environment variables. -brian On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 12:38:20AM +0200, Jan Lentfer wrote: > Am Fre, 2002-07-12 um 00.32 schrieb Bernd Walter: > > > set bootdef_dev dka0 > > > > Maybe you also want: > > set auto_action boot > > Brian, Bernd, > > Many thanks for the quick answers (this really is one of the most > helpfull lists I have ever been on). Is there a possibility to set a > "wait time" before boot? Like if no one hits a key for 5 seconds, then > auto-boot? > > Thanks, > > Jan > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message -- --===-----=======-----------=============-----------------=================== bjp aka rbw | and did you exchange a walk on part in the war rbw@myplace.org | for a lead role in a cage? ===================-----------------=============-----------=======-----===-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message