Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 10:34:52 +0200 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Daniel Reid <dreid@execulink.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot switches (init levels?) Message-ID: <32DDE82C.591B@barcode.co.il> References: <199701160517.AAA03611@execulink.com>
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Daniel Reid wrote: > > To whom it may consern, > > After setting up Freebsd on a 486dx2 Machine. I played around with the > sysconfig file in an attempt to get the Machine to boot without hanging > when the network was not present. I was totally unsuccessful. When BSD > boots without the network attached; it hangs at loading the mail deamon. > I know that system V has init levels and I could start it using single > user mode. Is this true for FreeBSD? All I've read on BSD indicates to > me that I can not. Other suggestions for changing paramaters for booting > FreeBSD attached to 1 nothing, and/or 2 a LAN (using only a HUB and one > other computer) would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Daniel > ---------------------------------------------------------- > + Daniel Reid English / Computer sci > + dreid@execulink.com B.Ed program at Western > + dreid@edu.uwo.ca Graduate of York U. > ---------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD does support single-user mode. Just type "-s" at the Boot: prompt. However, I guess single-user mode is not what you'd like. Sendmail hangs probably due to DNS problems. Try pressing ^C when it hangs. Depending on how you use the system you should either: 1. Not start sendmail at all (if that's the only problem). 2. Configure name resolution so that everything you need is self-contained. 3. Press ^C when you boot without the Net. 4. Let the DNS query (if that's indeed what's stopping you) time out. Note: DNS can take a long time to timeout! Nadav
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