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Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 12:37:06 -0800 (PST)
From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/loader version src/share/examp
Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG,
	mini@haikugeek.com, Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>,
	Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>,
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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

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