Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:36:10 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> To: Paul Saab <ps@freebsd.org> Cc: "Daniel C. Sobral" <daniel.sobral@tcoip.com.br>, Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>, "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@freebsd.org>, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/common panic.c Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1011128133500.37721S-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <20011128103448.A70199@elvis.mu.org>
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On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Paul Saab wrote: > > With pxeboot, I can replace the loader on whim; if I'm pulling stuff in > > and out using an NFS root I can change the sets of modules and scripts run > > remotely, etc. When you say "console intervention", do you include the > > serial console? If so, no problem; if not, then I'd rather have a > > spinning boot than have to hit a key on the real system console :-). > > > > Of course, one of the things I dislike about my current batch of PXE boxes > > is that if PXE fails, it requires a console keypress to try again without > > hard booting :-(. > > Not if you compile BTX with BOOT_BTX_NOHANG defined. Appears to be a function of the PXE bios on this box. If DHCP fails to find a source for a loader, or if tftp rejects the request, the bios will ask you to insert a system disk and press enter. If you hit enter, it will try PXE again. Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Project robert@fledge.watson.org NAI Labs, Safeport Network Services To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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