Subject: Re: Passing boot flags (again)...
To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/05/2003 19:09:39
On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 12:09:57AM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> > >for keeping boot flags/strings sitting around to be able to run
> > >
> > >netbsd# reboot -- 'wd0g:netbsd -sa'
> >
> > We should really support /boot.conf or /etc/boot.conf or something for
> > the second level boot blocks.

Or /stand/boot.conf?

> anyway - "hackish option" make lots of sense to be able to ONCE try other
> than default.

Since the filestore isn't writable that early, and the reboot is best
(and often) done by generating a hardware reset, the 'try once' feature
could be implemented by doing a 'do this if the time is before/after a
specified time'.

	David

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David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk