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Date:      Wed, 3 Mar 1999 01:01:02 +0200 (SAT)
From:      Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>
To:        dmaddox@conterra.com
Cc:        rnordier@nordier.com, joerg@krdl.org.sg, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Using /boot.config
Message-ID:  <199903022301.BAA00913@ceia.nordier.com>
In-Reply-To: <19990302174248.D3773@dmaddox.conterra.com> from "Donald J . Maddox" at "Mar 2, 99 05:42:48 pm"

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Donald J . Maddox wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 03:23:57PM +0200, Robert Nordier wrote:
> > Joerg B. Micheel wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I know, this is still in transit state, but I need boot configuration
> > > for some project and I can't make boot.config do what I want, which is:
> > > 
> > > load kernel
> > > load somemodule
> > > autoboot/boot
> > > 
> > > When I read the help file and I test it in manual command line, everything
> > > works as expected. However, putting those commands into the script lets
> > > boot grok with either "No boot" or "No somemodule". When I explictely
> > > give it "boot kernel" it will overwrite the previously loaded things and
> > > start from scratch.
> > > 
> > > Any fix ? Thanks.
> > > 	Joerg
> > 
> > Unless 'boot.config' is just a typo, you're using the wrong file.  Try
> > editing /boot/loader.rc.
> 
> A quick look at the source shows that /boot/boot.conf will work fine, too,
> which is lucky for me, since that's what I'm using :-)  Is /boot/boot.conf
> deprecated?
 
Yes: the name was changed, so it falls back to /boot/boot.conf just for
backward compatibility.

-- 
Robert Nordier


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