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From: Alfred Perlstein <perlsta@fang.cs.sunyit.edu>
To: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@Dataplex.NET>
cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
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yes, you need to use /stand/sysintall to install a "Standard MBR" and NOT
"FreeBSD Booteasy". no PR.

-Alfred

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Richard Wackerbarth wrote:

> At 5:12 PM -0500 4/21/98, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> >People have been either quite happy or very displeased with
> >"booteasy"
> 
> Speaking of this boot program.....
> I just built a system "from scratch" with the
> recent 3.0-SNAP.
> 
> I just ran into some unexpected behavior.
> I'm trying to set up a "headless machine"
> It obvoiusly has a kbd interface, but I
> do not supply the keyboard.
> Similarly, I may (or may not) have a CRT
> and video card.
> 
> With kbd & video, it works just fine.
> However, in order to get it to even try
> to boot without a keyboard, I have to tell
> the bios that it is not required.
> 
> With thaqt setting, I get into the boot blocks
> as expected. I get to "Default: F1" and it hangs
> uptil I plug in a keyboard. Only then does it
> proceed to the Boot: prompt.
> 
> On my old P-5, I could boot without a keyboard.
> 
> Am I doing something wrong?
> Does this deserve a "PR" ?
> 
> Richard Wackerbarth
> 
> 
> 
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