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To: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>
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Subject: Re: boot -c not saving changes
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Yeah, you're right on all counts, of course...
I've answered this question so many times in
the last 10 days that I'm starting to go on
autopilot :-/

Robert Nordier wrote:
> 
> Donald J . Maddox wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Rather
> 
>     load -t userconfig_script /kernel.config
> 
> In particular, not "/boot.config" which is a file with a different
> purpose used by the bootblocks (boot stages 1 & 2).
> 
> --
> Robert Nordier


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