From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 12 02:12:14 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65DF6106566C for ; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:12:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2ECEF8FC18 for ; Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:12:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n6C2BCu8036650; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:11:12 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n6C2BCBu036649; Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:11:12 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:11:12 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Daniel Underwood Message-ID: <20090712021112.GB36558@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Remove FreeBSD Boot Manager X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:12:14 -0000 On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 05:26:09PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: -> When I installed, I created a FreeBSD slice occupying my entire HD. I -> then created partitions occupying, together, my entire HD. In other -> words, I never intend to install another OS. I should have chosen -> *not* to install a boot manager, but I did. The boot manager doesn't hurt anything just being there. It takes up only a sector that will not be used by anything else. -> -> Is there anyway now to remove the boot manager, or at least set it to -> automatically select an entry ("F1: FreeBSD" being the only entry)? It does that automatically. It will always default to the last one that you selected. So, it you have booted once and selected F1:FreeBSD then that will automatically selected the next time unless you change it. ////jerry -> _______________________________________________ -> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list -> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions -> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"