Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:16:15 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Dan Allen <danallen46@airwired.net> Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Let's back out LOADER_ZFS_SUPPORT from STABLE Message-ID: <20090614041615.GA26443@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <F878F546-F141-4FF8-9AC9-C553F4E560A4@airwired.net> References: <E2C78331-3407-44BE-BF32-0A24E86B0F09@airwired.net> <3a142e750906131642n4d00469dh779e54da231bf6d3@mail.gmail.com> <F878F546-F141-4FF8-9AC9-C553F4E560A4@airwired.net>
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--9amGYk9869ThD9tj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2009-Jun-13 17:56:49 -0600, Dan Allen <danallen46@airwired.net> wrote: >How do I get to the old loader when the machine boots and immediately =20 >stops? There is no ability at this point in the boot process to try =20 >and get to the old loader that I know of. Is there a hidden magic key =20 >combination that allows this? See boot(8): There should be a -\|/ spinner for a second at the start of the boot. Hit the "Any" key and you will get a prompt that lets you specify a loader(8) replacement. Assuming you are booting off ad0s1, the magic incantation is 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loader.old --=20 Peter Jeremy --9amGYk9869ThD9tj Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAko0eY8ACgkQ/opHv/APuIfpEACgw2xSNgXcJ0U03CF09K2fJOtY LHIAn02Fzzw1lJ2Ww8XGHHm32ttCSs/t =8W8J -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --9amGYk9869ThD9tj--
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