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Date:      Sun, 6 Apr 2003 15:56:10 -0600 (MDT)
From:      <so14k@so14k.com>
To:        <tweaky_81@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Weird boot loader
Message-ID:  <36974.199.201.236.2.1049666170.squirrel@mail.so14k.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030406211955.28426.qmail@web9903.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <3E90835F.9020104@ludd.luth.se> <20030406211955.28426.qmail@web9903.mail.yahoo.com>

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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.
>
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