From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 1 16:07:33 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1A7EADC for ; Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:07:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guy.helmer@gmail.com) Received: from mail-oa0-f43.google.com (mail-oa0-f43.google.com [209.85.219.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C014B74F for ; Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:07:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-oa0-f43.google.com with SMTP id l10so5913412oag.2 for ; Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:07:32 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:from:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:subject :message-id:date:to:mime-version:x-mailer; bh=+q54/5hafxDdgG55gYKI57DMjB6wdnd23JKh0m20v4E=; b=AWm7x7mS520s3p7wCe/+bybo+7o3tVN3NUThpfx7OWnU06Wtsslh4PzOaSWMLvrVYS enAA4OJOBlo7Te51GVQQWisOkKIb907ZqLzqE6aICfJWb0Y+3A8pZHSAbT+g0kGn9qTS h52p2p/rAQVT2ZbQ/UpXgUEvJ/HAMqHYvTcYMlWVWUeq8PRSf+NjVYVj4hZxFzOX1rd8 8DAM74VWqJWHhIysaWgCcLffES5bMnS4n3omsv36BLPjXzH7/MyRu3tmAJkomOr/LtHR rFM+d09M9vbr8KeCD57aGMmOqGucPfTRIz/Kac0o5Bj2zS9HdCdF3WlAruIjcAvBdEKh Nc0A== X-Received: by 10.182.177.101 with SMTP id cp5mr3577918obc.69.1362154052894; Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:07:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from guysmbp.dyn.palisadesys.com ([216.81.189.10]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id v8sm18259536oea.4.2013.03.01.08.07.31 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:07:31 -0800 (PST) From: Guy Helmer Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: New 9.x install won't autoboot Message-Id: <3470C389-FAF2-4016-8D0A-985ACDB7C562@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 10:07:30 -0600 To: FreeBSD Stable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:07:34 -0000 I have an odd situation: I just installed a FreeBSD 9.1 system = yesterday, and it always stops that the "Press [Enter] to boot" prompt = without doing the 10-second countdown. Prior to disabling the beastie menu, it would sit at the menu and wait = for Enter. /boot/loader.conf: geom_mirror_load=3D"YES" beastie_disable=3D"YES" autoboot_delay=3D"10" I've checked /boot/defaults/loader.conf, and it matches that on a system = that boots normally. Any ideas? Guy