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From: "Donald J . Maddox" <dmaddox@conterra.com>
To: Donn Miller <dmm125@bellatlantic.net>
Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: boot -c not saving changes
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The answer depends on exactly how current you are...

With -current from a few days ago, I would have said:

Make sure you have a /boot/loader.rc file that contains at least
these lines:

load /kernel
load -t /boot.config

Then, make sure /boot.config contains all the stuff that you would
normally type at the config> prompt when you Boot: -c.

If you are *really* -current, /boot/loader.rc should probably
just contain something like:

include /boot/loader.4th
start

Then, you should copy /boot/defaults/loader.conf to /boot/loader.conf
and edit it to match what you want to happen at boot.

On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 03:51:24PM +0000, Donn Miller wrote:
> When I boot up my -current box, I hit 'c' to get to the boot prompt.  Then
> I do "boot -c", and then "vi" to configure my kernel.  But any changes I
> make via userconfig aren't saved for when the next time I boot.
> 
> Is it a problem with the boot loader, or do I have to type some commands
> to save my config in /boot.config?  I have a zero-length /boot.config
> right now.  I would think this involves invoking load -t /boot.config at
> the boot prompt to load /boot.config the next time I boot, but I don't
> know the exact sequence.
> 
> Thanks
> .
> 
> Donn
> 
> 
> 
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