From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 16:33:45 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 076121065679 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:33:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from adsum.doit.wisc.edu (adsum.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D93428FC12 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:33:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-6.03 (built Mar 14 2008; 32bit)) id <0KA80084IBC89T00@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:33:44 -0600 (CST) Received: from trantor.tachypleus.net (adsl-99-154-3-101.dsl.mdsnwi.sbcglobal.net [99.154.3.101]) by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-6.03 (built Mar 14 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0KA80037LBC7CL50@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:33:43 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:34:35 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <1226507560.23132.56.camel@horst-tla> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Horst_G=FCnther_Burkhardt_III?= Message-id: <491B059B.6060506@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=99.154.3.101 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-12, Version=5.4.1.325704, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.11.12.162220, SenderIP=99.154.3.101 References: <1226507560.23132.56.camel@horst-tla> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20080928) Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: Another idea. X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:33:45 -0000 Horst Günther Burkhardt III wrote: > Ok, it's possible on x86 (iirc) to make FreeBSD boot directly into > single-user mode, and not bother with /etc/rc.d and the like. > > Is it possible to feed a flag to the ofw bootloader to do something > similar? It would help greatly. > > Thanks, > -- Horst. boot -s at the loader prompt, just like on x86. -Nathan