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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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