Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:40:28 GMT From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/67806: Let 5.x users know how to boot into single user mode in cutting-edge. Message-ID: <200407221840.i6MIeSGp066746@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/67806; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, liamfoy@sepulcrum.org Subject: Re: docs/67806: Let 5.x users know how to boot into single user mode in cutting-edge. Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:40:16 +0200 --E13BgyNx05feLLmH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2004.07.22 14:41:18 +0000, Peter Pentchev wrote: > What do y'all think about the following patch? Since we are getting closer and closer to 5.X as -STABLE I personally prefer to start making 4.X the exception, rather than the other way around, so 5.X is described and the 4.X behavior is in a "<note>", but that might just be me... > Index: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chap= ter.sgml,v > retrieving revision 1.203 > diff -u -r1.203 chapter.sgml > --- doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml 6 Jul 20= 04 15:09:54 -0000 1.203 > +++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml 22 Jul 2= 004 14:34:13 -0000 > @@ -748,9 +748,24 @@ > <para>from a running system, which will drop it to single user > mode.</para> > =20 > - <para>Alternatively, reboot the system, and at the boot prompt, > - enter the <option>-s</option> flag. The system will then boot > - single user. At the shell prompt you should then run:</para> > + <para>Alternatively, reboot the system. When the <link > + linkend=3D"boot-loader">boot loader</link> starts and displays the > + message <quote>Booting [<filename>/kernel</filename>] in 10 > + seconds</quote>, press <keycap>Space</keycap> (or any key but > + <keycap>Enter</keycap>) to interrupt the countdown and display the > + loader prompt, then enter the <command>boot -s</command> command. > + The system will then boot in single user mode.</para> > + > + <note> > + <para>If you are using &os.current;, the loader does not display a I think "&os; 5.X" is better since hopefully we should have 5.3-STABLE in a few months. --=20 Simon L. Nielsen FreeBSD Documentation Team --E13BgyNx05feLLmH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBAAoPh9pcDSc1mlERArpiAJ4wZ8SSbYsBz9dnIb1oNeeZFIKHiQCbBC/m Iu4nkAymR8eel0pcHgVPbwY= =Z6Pe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --E13BgyNx05feLLmH--
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