Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 09:21:33 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> To: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> Cc: Donn Miller <dmm125@bellatlantic.net>, Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problesm w/ 4.0-current & wine Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902150919520.24305-100000@janus.syracuse.net> In-Reply-To: <36C823C3.796E3C5E@newsguy.com>
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On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Daniel C. Sobral wrote: > Brian Feldman wrote: > > > > That sounds like a bug, but the "boot: " prompt is NOT the new boot loader, > > it's the semi-new boot0 (which is quite nice, Mr. Nordier). When you actually > > yet to BTX, try boot -c. > > Terminology errors abound here. I know, because I made many of them > in the past. > > boot0 is the "booteasy" prompt (F?). > BTX is a kernel. "Prompt" doesn't apply here. > The twisting | is boot2. If you type something at this time, you get > boot2 prompt. Unless you type enter, od course. > The later stage is called "loader". > > So, change BTX with loader, and your advice stands. :-) Whoops, I always end up typing the wrong thing :) boot0 is the MBR, boot2 is the kernel loader, and they're all by Mr. Nordier. The BTX loader does have a "prompt" by default and if you interrupt the countdown. The prompt is, of course, Forth :) > > -- > Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) > dcs@newsguy.com > dcs@freebsd.org > > Well, as a computer geek, I have to believe in the binary universe. > > Brian Feldman _ __ ___ ___ ___ green@unixhelp.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ http://www.freebsd.org/ _ __ ___ ____ | _ \__ \ |) | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ ___ ____ _____ |___/___/___/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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