Subject: Re: More Questions on Version 1.3.2 installation
To: Marcel Chukwunenye <moc@mlb.semi.harris.com>
From: Aaron J. Grier <agrier@poofy.goof.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 06/23/1998 12:27:57
On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Marcel Chukwunenye wrote:
> 1. I completed unpacking the sets. I set "rc.configured" to YES; but it
> still drops into single-user mode. What else do I need to set or reset?
Make sure you're passing the -a flag to netbsd when you're booting. For a
5000:
setenv boot '3/rz0/netbsd -a'
I forget how it works for {2,3}100. ;)
> 2. Why does it always prompt me for pathname of Shell during boot up?
> After I hit RETURN to accept "sh" it drops into single-user mode; but
> continues to multi-user mode after I press "Ctrl-D"
It will stop doing this if you add the -a flag.
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