From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 20 17:05:15 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2ABDB778; Tue, 20 May 2014 17:05:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0AF582AAB; Tue, 20 May 2014 17:05:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s4KH5EMd077811; Tue, 20 May 2014 17:05:14 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from dru@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s4KH5E3p077810; Tue, 20 May 2014 17:05:14 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201405201705.s4KH5E3p077810@svn.freebsd.org> From: Dru Lavigne Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 17:05:14 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44885 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 17:05:15 -0000 Author: dru Date: Tue May 20 17:05:14 2014 New Revision: 44885 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44885 Log: Add images for boot loader and boot options menus. Describe these menus. The rest of this section needs to be reviewed for the boot probe and initial installer menu, will be in next commit. PR: 173013 Sponsored by: iXsystems Added: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/bsdinstall-boot-options-menu.png (contents, props changed) head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu.png (contents, props changed) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Added: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/bsdinstall-boot-options-menu.png ============================================================================== Binary file. No diff available. Added: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu.png ============================================================================== Binary file. No diff available. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Tue May 20 14:56:39 2014 (r44884) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Tue May 20 17:05:14 2014 (r44885) @@ -778,13 +778,13 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID Once the system boots from the installation media, a menu similar to the following will be displayed: -
+
&os; Boot Loader Menu + fileref="bsdinstall/bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu"/>
@@ -792,8 +792,106 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID By default, the menu will wait ten seconds for user input before booting into the &os; installer or, if &os; is already installed, before booting into &os;. To pause the - boot timer, press Space. - + boot timer in order to review the selections, press + Space. To select an option, press its + highlighted number, character, or key. The following options + are available. + + + + Boot Multi User: This will + continue the &os; boot process. If the boot timer has + been paused, press 1, upper- or + lower-case B, or + Enter. + + + + Boot Single User: This mode can be + used to fix an existing &os; installation as described in + . Press + 2 or the upper- or lower-case + S to enter this mode. + + + + Escape to loader prompt: This will + boot the system into a repair prompt that contains a + limited number of low-level commands. This prompt is + described in . Press + 3 or Esc to boot into + this prompt. + + + + Reboot: Reboots the system. + + + + Configure Boot Options: Opens the + menu shown in, and described under, . + + + +
+ &os; Boot Options Menu + + + + + + +
+ + The boot options menu is divided into two sections. The + first section can be used to either return to the main boot + menu or to reset any toggled options back to their + defaults. + + The next section is used to toggle the available options + to On or Off by pressing + the option's highlighted number or character. The system will + always boot using the settings for these options until they + are modified. Several options can be toggled using this + menu: + + + + ACPI Support: If the system hangs + during boot, try toggling this option to + Off. + + + + Safe Mode: If the system still + hangs during boot even with ACPI + Support set to Off, try + setting this option to On. + + + + Single User: Toggle this option to + On to fix an existing &os; installation + as described in . Once + the problem is fixed, set it back to + Off. + + + + Verbose: Toggle this option to + On to see more detailed messages during + the boot process. This can be useful when troubleshooting + a piece of hardware. + + + + After making the needed selections, press + 1 or Backspace to return to + the main boot menu, then press Enter to + continue booting into &os;. + The last few hundred lines that have been displayed on screen are stored and can be reviewed.