From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 15 19:27:12 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57EBA37B401 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:27:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web9905.mail.yahoo.com (web9905.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.129.248]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F074B43FBF for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:27:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tweaky_81@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030416022711.44837.qmail@web9905.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [198.16.16.99] by web9905.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:27:11 PDT Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:27:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Georgi Hristov To: so14k@so14k.com In-Reply-To: <36974.199.201.236.2.1049666170.squirrel@mail.so14k.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Weird boot loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 02:27:12 -0000 Is there a way so i can make it boot directly from the MBR of Disc0 without reinstalling the system. There should be :)))) I should be able to configure this like LILO in linux, I would expect. --- so14k@so14k.com wrote: > Georgi, > > It should automatically boot the last partition you > selected to boot > (after a few seconds). You have to have a bootloader > to take the next step > in starting your computer (loading the OS). > > > Brad > > > I have a question .... > > When I boot my system it does not boot > automatically, > > but instead presents me with a choice of FreeBSD > and > > Disk1 .... i don't have anything bootable on disk1 > .. > > that's my home directory ... I just don't get it > ... > > why does it do this ...it did not use to do it > with > > 4.7 but now after the upgrade [I did a fresh > install] > > it presents me with this option.... > > > > This is kind of a problem to me, because I cannot > > restart the system over the network, since it > waits on > > somebody to push F1 [for FreeBSD] or F5[for > Disc1]. > > When I push F1 everything after that loads > > automatically .. :(((( > > > > Is this some kind of bootloader that has been > > installed. I don't need bootloaders ... i have 3 > disks > > and all of them a dedicated to FreeBSD, the only > OS on > > this server. How can I get rid of that booloader > or > > whatever it is. I want to boot directly from the > MBR > > of Disc0. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, > forms, and more > > http://tax.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com