Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 12:37:06 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, mini@haikugeek.com, Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>, Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>, Paul Richards <paul@freebsd-services.com>, Mike Barcroft <mike@FreeBSD.ORG>, Jon Mini <haikugeek@haikugeek.com> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/loader version src/share/examp Message-ID: <XFMail.011211123706.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20011212072536.G73243@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>
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On 11-Dec-01 Peter Jeremy wrote: > On 2001-Dec-11 13:38:13 -0600, Jon Mini <haikugeek@haikugeek.com> wrote: >>A "secure loader" is already present on the system. Don't use autoboot, >>and reboot if the boot script fails. Or, more specifically, add this to >>loader.rc: >> >>boot >>bye >> >>... should the boot word return (i.e. no kernel was found during the >>automatic load process), the bye word will reboot the system. No chance is >>given for anyone at the console to interrupt this process. > > Last time I checked, boot0 still included a 1-second pause to allow > you to specify an alternative boot path. I'm not sure how easy it is > to disable this. boot0 doen't do this, boot2 does, and that's why I used a patched boot2 in my lab. > Peter -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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