Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 10:02:32 -0700 (PDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Handbook installation chapter for Alpha architecture Message-ID: <XFMail.010912100232.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20010912085018.X48793@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>
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On 11-Sep-01 Peter Jeremy wrote: > One comment: > Unlike the i386, Alpha boot flags must be specified via the SRM - eg it > isn't possible[1] to boot single user by issuing 'boot -s' to the > FreeBSD boot-loader, you have to use 'boot -fl s' at the SRM. > > [1] At least it wasn't a couple of months ago when I last updated my > system. Erm, I've used 'boot -s' from the loader many, many, many times on my alpha test systems. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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