Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:03:12 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Eric Hedstrom <erich@compecon.com> Cc: NWebster <NWebster@aol.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help :o) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980112200254.22079l-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <34B5C626.A7EBF594@compecon.com>
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On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Eric Hedstrom wrote: > hi neil, > i have been meaning to ask a similar question. > > my system does this too unless i type in the name of the kernel and the > partition on which it lives at the freebsd boot: prompt. i don't remember > the exact syntax off the top of my head, but mine is looking for the > third scsi drive when i only have two scsi and one ide, with freebsd > living on the second scsi drive. > > so check the default boot entry and make sure it matches the drive > where freebsd is really installed. > > everybody: how can i change the default boot entry so it looks at the > right drive? Drop a /boot.config file with the desired string in it. ie: sd(0,a)/kernel Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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