Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:08:10 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 257209] Typing ? at a loader prompt does not show the commands from loader.4th Message-ID: <bug-257209-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D257209 Bug ID: 257209 Summary: Typing ? at a loader prompt does not show the commands from loader.4th Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: amd64 OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: ceri@FreeBSD.org Created attachment 226486 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=3D226486&action= =3Dedit Boot menu from a virtualbox 14-CURRENT snapshot disable-module is a very useful loader command if you are trying to get cer= tain things to work (in my case, loading nvidia.ko from loader.conf makes the machine unbootable), but it does not appear if you type ? at a loader promp= t. stand/forth/loader.4th suggests that it (and other useful commands) ought t= o: : .? 2 spaces 2swap 15 #type 2 spaces type cr ; \ Execute the ? command to print all the commands defined in \ C, then list the ones we support here. Please note that this \ doesn't use pager_* routines that the C implementation of ? \ does, so these will always appear, even if you stop early \ there. And they may cause the commands to scroll off the \ screen if the number of commands modulus LINES is close \ to LINEs.... : ? ['] ? execute s" boot-conf" s" load kernel and modules, then autoboot" .? s" read-conf" s" read a configuration file" .? s" enable-module" s" enable loading of a module" .? s" disable-module" s" disable loading of a module" .? s" toggle-module" s" toggle loading of a module" .? s" show-module" s" show module load data" .? s" try-include" s" try to load/interpret files" .? ; See the screenshots for evidence of it not working, but while this is a vbox installation I have the same issue on a physical amd64 machine. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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