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Date:      Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:57:26 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.net>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: boot2 problem 
Message-ID:  <199910150757.AAA00979@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:17:47 %2B0400." <19991014171747.A11382@scorpion.crimea.ua> 

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> hi,
> 
> Just found problem with boot loader. Attached "FAQ" will describe problem :)

This is not a problem.

> Q: What I want? 
> A: Boot in verbose mode
> 
> Q: What I do ?
> A: On boot prompt type "-v"
> 
> Q: So ?
> A: Nothing (system is booting in normal mode)

That's correct.  '-v' at the boot: prompt does nothing.

> Q: What I do then ?
> A: On boot prompt type "kernel -v"
> 
> Q: So ?
> A: All works fine (system is booting in verbose mode)

'-v' is an argument to the kernel.  Specify it as such.  8)

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\\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
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