From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Mar 6 15:30:28 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles117.castles.com [208.214.165.117]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC4D0151C3 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:30:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (LOCALHOST [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA00691; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:24:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199903062324.PAA00691@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Sheldon Hearn Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BIOS reboot question from Linux user In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 04 Mar 1999 11:58:28 +0200." <33057.920541508@axl.noc.iafrica.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 15:24:50 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > Hi folks, > > The following question is cluttering up the GNATS database (misc/5552): > > | I found out today that the Linux parameter of append reboot=bios > | (which passes the reboot=bios) is unavailable under FreeBSD. Is this > | correct? The keyboard fix in the kernel does not fix my problem, and > | the machine still does not reboot. > | > | Is there a way to tell the machine to reboot via the bios? > > I don't understand what this chap's talking about and wondered if anyone > here with an understanding of how the referenced Linux option works. > > Does reboot(8) use the BIOS code for rebooting? No. There are arguments for and against trying; currently the only systems that would benefit from such an option are those with broken hardware. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message