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Subject: misc/19215: if /boot.config is present, user intervention is required at boot time.
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>Number:         19215
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       if /boot.config is present, user intervention is required at boot time.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 12 01:50:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Pekka Savola
>Release:        3.4-STABLE
>Organization:
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>Environment:
FreeBSD loghost1 3.4-STABLE FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE #1: Wed Feb 16 21:30:36 EET 2000     root@loghost1:/usr/src/sys/compile/LOGHOST  i386

This box has been updated from 2.2.6 -> 2.2.8 -> 3.2-R -> 3.4-S with cvsup.
>Description:
I queried about this in freebsd-questions, but since no one replied, 
I doubt this is a real feature.

If you put anything in /boot.config, user intervention will be required
at boot time; for example, putting "kernel -P" or "0:wd(0,a)/kernel -P" 
in /boot.config yields the following:
----
>How-To-Repeat:
put e.g. 'kernel' in /boot.config.
>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
 >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
 Default: 0:wd(0,a)
 
 boot:
 No
 
 >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
 Default: 0:wd(0,a)         
 ----
 Note 'No' there.  You _have_ to type 'kernel', 'kernel -P' , 
 '/boot/loader', or whatever you want by hand.  Boot process will
 remain forever waiting for user input there otherwise.
 
 Deleting /boot.config file restores the automatic booting w/ boot loader.
 
 I'm happy to do some tests on this if you like.


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