Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 06:45:11 -0800 (PST) From: dima@best.net (Dima Ruban) To: ufkartfm@pacific.net (curtis) Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multia - FreeBSD/axp - boot.conf Message-ID: <199812071445.GAA96384@burka.rdy.com> In-Reply-To: <366B78AE.66D3680F@pacific.net> from curtis at "Dec 7, 1998 6:41:50 am"
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curtis writes: > I found that putting boot.conf in /boot (on the Multia) will speed up > the hard disk boot process and eliminates having to press enter or wait > for a countdown. (smile - in other words, it saves an extra step) > > multia# pwd > /boot > multia# ls -l boot.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 20 Dec 7 14:22 boot.conf > multia# cat boot.conf > @load /kernel > @boot The problem with config like this is: if somehow you break /kernel - you screwed. You won't be able to anything. System will try to load your broken kernel no matter what. > > -- > curtis - ufkartfm@pacific.net - site administrator for Nobody > I want Nobody to control my life! How about you? > http://www.netvideo.com/nobody > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > -- dima To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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