any way to stop boot2 from waiting for keypress at system startup
Hi Everyone, i wanna stop boot2 from getting a input string to change default boot point.. is there any way around, other than changing boot2.c source code to disable this feature?? As you may know, on system-startup, if you press any key, you will see the following prompt, waiting for you to enter related string: FreeBSD/x86 boot Default: 0:ad(0,a) boot: I checked it and found out that i can change boot2.c file to disable this section.. but I'd rather find another way.. Would you please let me know whether there are any other ways to do so? Thank you all in advance :) Best Regards, takCoder ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: any way to stop boot2 from waiting for keypress at system startup
On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 11:05:22 +0430, takCoder wrote: Hi Everyone, i wanna stop boot2 from getting a input string to change default boot point.. is there any way around, other than changing boot2.c source code to disable this feature?? As you may know, on system-startup, if you press any key, you will see the following prompt, waiting for you to enter related string: FreeBSD/x86 boot Default: 0:ad(0,a) boot: I checked it and found out that i can change boot2.c file to disable this section.. but I'd rather find another way.. Would you please let me know whether there are any other ways to do so? Without having checked it, but is this what you are searching for? In /boot/loader.conf: autoboot_delay=-1 From /boot/defaults/loader.conf: Delay in seconds before autobooting, set to -1 if you don't want user to be allowed to interrupt autoboot process and escape to the loader prompt, set to NO to disable autobooting I'm using autoboot_delay=1 to limit the time which the system is waiting before continuing the boot process. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: any way to stop boot2 from waiting for keypress at system startup
Thank you for your quick reply. :) Unfortunately, no.. the option you are talking about is for limitting or disabling beastie menu waiting time, and i am using the option you mention as well.. I wait to disable a feature one step before that.. before even loading kernel.. i just don't know what exactly its name is.. but it's just at the beginning of boot2 procedure; it waits for 3 seconds for user input and if you press any key, it shows you the prompt i mentioned and so on.. if there is no key-press, the normal process will go on.. Best Regards, t.a.k On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 11:05:22 +0430, takCoder wrote: Hi Everyone, i wanna stop boot2 from getting a input string to change default boot point.. is there any way around, other than changing boot2.c source code to disable this feature?? As you may know, on system-startup, if you press any key, you will see the following prompt, waiting for you to enter related string: FreeBSD/x86 boot Default: 0:ad(0,a) boot: I checked it and found out that i can change boot2.c file to disable this section.. but I'd rather find another way.. Would you please let me know whether there are any other ways to do so? Without having checked it, but is this what you are searching for? In /boot/loader.conf: autoboot_delay=-1 From /boot/defaults/loader.conf: Delay in seconds before autobooting, set to -1 if you don't want user to be allowed to interrupt autoboot process and escape to the loader prompt, set to NO to disable autobooting I'm using autoboot_delay=1 to limit the time which the system is waiting before continuing the boot process. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: any way to stop boot2 from waiting for keypress at system startup
i found the answer! if i add a -n parameter to /boot.config file, the mentioned feature will be disabled.. On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 11:16 AM, takCoder tak.offic...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you for your quick reply. :) Unfortunately, no.. the option you are talking about is for limitting or disabling beastie menu waiting time, and i am using the option you mention as well.. I wait to disable a feature one step before that.. before even loading kernel.. i just don't know what exactly its name is.. but it's just at the beginning of boot2 procedure; it waits for 3 seconds for user input and if you press any key, it shows you the prompt i mentioned and so on.. if there is no key-press, the normal process will go on.. Best Regards, t.a.k On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 11:05:22 +0430, takCoder wrote: Hi Everyone, i wanna stop boot2 from getting a input string to change default boot point.. is there any way around, other than changing boot2.c source code to disable this feature?? As you may know, on system-startup, if you press any key, you will see the following prompt, waiting for you to enter related string: FreeBSD/x86 boot Default: 0:ad(0,a) boot: I checked it and found out that i can change boot2.c file to disable this section.. but I'd rather find another way.. Would you please let me know whether there are any other ways to do so? Without having checked it, but is this what you are searching for? In /boot/loader.conf: autoboot_delay=-1 From /boot/defaults/loader.conf: Delay in seconds before autobooting, set to -1 if you don't want user to be allowed to interrupt autoboot process and escape to the loader prompt, set to NO to disable autobooting I'm using autoboot_delay=1 to limit the time which the system is waiting before continuing the boot process. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: any way to stop boot2 from waiting for keypress at system startup
On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 15:18:04 +0430, takCoder wrote: i found the answer! if i add a -n parameter to /boot.config file, the mentioned feature will be disabled.. Sorry for my confusion. The option you've successfully found is documented in man 8 boot (which also provides a short description of the stages performed at system boot). That's why it's good to know how the different components of the boot process are named so it becomes more logical where to search. :-) From the manual page: -nignore key press to interrupt boot before loader(8) is invoked. Explained: However, it is possible to dispense with the third stage altogether, either by specifying a kernel name in the boot block parameter file, /boot.config, or, unless option -n is set, by hitting a key during a brief pause (while one of the characters -, \, |, or / is displayed) before loader(8) is invoked. Booting will also be attempted at stage two, if the third stage cannot be loaded. It's always good to know where thine documentation is. ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: any way to stop boot2 from waiting for keypress at system startup
Yes you are right :) If i knew the feature's name, it would be easier to find this option out.. Actually i found mentioned flag while tracing boot2.c code... Anyway, Thank you for your complete reply :) On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 6:35 AM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote: On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 15:18:04 +0430, takCoder wrote: i found the answer! if i add a -n parameter to /boot.config file, the mentioned feature will be disabled.. Sorry for my confusion. The option you've successfully found is documented in man 8 boot (which also provides a short description of the stages performed at system boot). That's why it's good to know how the different components of the boot process are named so it becomes more logical where to search. :-) From the manual page: -nignore key press to interrupt boot before loader(8) is invoked. Explained: However, it is possible to dispense with the third stage altogether, either by specifying a kernel name in the boot block parameter file, /boot.config, or, unless option -n is set, by hitting a key during a brief pause (while one of the characters -, \, |, or / is displayed) before loader(8) is invoked. Booting will also be attempted at stage two, if the third stage cannot be loaded. It's always good to know where thine documentation is. ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
