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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:36:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Tomas TPS Ulej <tps@arc.netlab.sk>
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Subject: Re: Default kernel file
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On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Tomas TPS Ulej wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Doug White wrote:
> > On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, Tomas TPS Ulej wrote:
> > > I need define default kernel for booting. Now I must type "sd(1,e)kernel"
> > > when boot: prompt for correct booting. Is there way for automatic selection
> > > for this boot path? Linux has something like /etc/lilo.conf...
> > 
> > You can hardwire the boot blocks to boot a specific kernel.  What version
> > of FreeBSD are you on?
> 
> I need this solution for r2.2.8-stable & r3.1

For 2.2.X:

echo 'sd(1,e)kernel' > /boot.config  (why is this on sd1e and not sd1a??)

For 3.X:

I'm not sure, sorry.

Doug White                               
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