Georgi Hristov wrote:
> > When I boot my system it does not boot automatically,
> > but instead presents me with a choice of FreeBSD and
> > Disk1 . . . . This is kind of a problem to me, because
> > I cannot restart the system over the network, since it
> > waits on somebody to push F1 . . . .
"Brad" replied:
> It should automatically boot the last partition you
> selected to boot (after a few seconds).
Specifically, it will boot on its own after 10 seconds (unless you
changed the "ticks" setting via the "boot0cfg" command).
See "man
boot0cfg" for more details.
> You have to have a bootloader to take the next step
> in starting your computer (loading the OS).
True, but if a system will only be running FreeBSD (and only from
a single partition), there are a few ways to reduce or eliminate
the opening menu and its 10-second delay:
(1) Reduce the delay by using the "-t" option in "boot0cfg".
The
default delay is 182 clock ticks (10 seconds), but you could
change it to 1 tick (or perhaps even 0, though I haven't tried
this myself).
or
(2) Replace the regular FreeBSD boot manager with a "standard"
master boot record (MBR) that goes straight to the first
partition on the first drive.
(a) You can do this while you're setting up a new system by
specifying the "Standard" MBR on a disk.
(b) Or, after a system has already been set up, you can use
/stand/sysinstall, select your first disk for partitioning,
type "W" (without changing the existing partitioning!),
confirm that you do want to write changes immediately, and
then choose "Standard" in the boot manager dialogue. I've
done this on a FreeBSD-only server at home, and it seems
to work fine.
Rich Wales richw@richw.org http://www.richw.org
I don't remember installing it, but I did everything so fast that I don't remember what I did. Is there a way to remove it once istalled? --- Yann Ramin <atrus@atrustrivalie.org> wrote:> > It will time out after five seconds and pick the > Default choice (F1). > > If you don't want BootEasy, don't install it (its > part of the disk > partitioning steps in /stand/sysinstall) > > > On Sun, 2003-04-06 at 14:19, Georgi Hristov wrote: > > I have a question .... > > When I boot my system it does not boot > automatically, > > but instead presents me with a choice of FreeBSD > and > > Disk1 .... i don't have anything bootable on disk1 > .. > > that's my home directory ... I just don't get it > ... > > why does it do this ...it did not use to do it > with > > 4.7 but now after the upgrade [I did a fresh > install] > > it presents me with this option.... > > > > This is kind of a problem to me, because I cannot > > restart the system over the network, since it > waits on > > somebody to push F1 [for FreeBSD] or F5[for > Disc1]. > > When I push F1 everything after that loads > > automatically .. :(((( > > > > Is this some kind of bootloader that has been > > installed. I don't need bootloaders ... i have 3 > disks > > and all of them a dedicated to FreeBSD, the only > OS on > > this server. How can I get rid of that booloader > or > > whatever it is. I want to boot directly from the > MBR > > of Disc0. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, > forms, and more > > http://tax.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- >----------------------------------------------------------> Yann Ramin atrus@atrustrivalie.org > Atrus Trivalie Productions > Jabber: atrus@confrence.bristomath.com > AIM: oddAtrus, Bristomath > www.atrustrivalie.org > > "Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my > disk?" > Key ID: B790A0EC > Fingerprint: > 3E2F FFBC B244 BFF6 C089 7AE3 940D 1037 B790 A0EC >---------------------------------------------------------->__________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com
> Is there a way so i can make it boot directly from the > MBR of Disc0 without reinstalling the system. There > should be :)))) > I should be able to configure this like LILO in linux, > I would expect. >Hi Georgi, I thibk you should have a look at the boot0cfg(8) utility, and especialy the following three options: -b boot0 Specify which `boot0' image to use. The default is /boot/boot0. -f file Specify that a backup copy of the preexisting MBR should be writ- ten to file. This file is created if it does not exist, and replaced if it does. (I surpose this backup file is /boot/mbr, so you can put it back) -s slice Set the default boot selection to slice. (This one may help you preselect the partition you want to boot) Yours, Georgi Moskov.
"Georgi Hristov" <tweaky_81@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<20030415181144.87927.qmail@web9907.mail.yahoo.com>...> I don't remember installing it, but I did everything > so fast that I don't remember what I did. Is there a > way to remove it once istalled? >boot up a dos disk, type fdisk /mbr