From owner-freebsd-current Tue Oct 6 12:21:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA24311 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:21:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from resnet.uoregon.edu (resnet.uoregon.edu [128.223.144.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA24302 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:21:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by resnet.uoregon.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA11789; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:20:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:20:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White To: Mike Smith cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.0-981004-BETA observations In-Reply-To: <199810060326.UAA01958@dingo.cdrom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > > 2. When booting, the machine emits three beeps before displaying the > > boot: prompt. I tried this on two Micron PhoenixBIOS 4.04 machines. > > I didn't have my laptop's floppy drive or I'd try it too. > > This should only happen on the install floppy; it's a usability feature > which cues unsighted users to type '-h' to switch to a serial > console. (Seriously) Ok, I'll keep that in mind. I need to play with the 3.0 box a bit, but both of the BIOSes won't boot their respective disks so I use a boot floppy to get around it. I made an earlier boot floppy because that beep is annoying! :) Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message