After a neat install with the latest installer images we need to give this a test. Well here we go : root@enceladus:~# nvram --print-config "common" Partition --------------------- little-endian?=false real-mode?=false auto-boot?=true diag-switch?=false fcode-debug?=false oem-banner?=false oem-logo?=false use-nvramrc?=false use-generic?=false default-mac-address?=false scroll-lock=true skip-netboot?=false real-base=-1 real-size=-1 load-base=0x800000 virt-base=-1 virt-size=-1 logger-base=-1 logger-size=-1 pci-probe-mask=-1 screen-#columns=100 screen-#rows=40 selftest-#megs=0 boot-volume=3 gmt-offset=0 boot-file= boot-screen=screen console-screen=screen diag-device=enet diag-file=,diags input-device=keyboard output-device=screen input-device-1=/ipc output-device-1=/ipc mouse-device=mouse oem-banner= oem-logo= nvramrc= boot-command=mac-boot default-client-ip= default-server-ip= default-gateway-ip= default-subnet-mask= default-router-ip= boot-script= aapl,pci= boot-args= aapl,tdm-units= ram-size=0x28000000 boot-once= boot-last-label=Linux boot-device=/ht@0,f2000000/pci@9/k2-sata-root@c/@0/@0:2,\\:txbi root@enceladus:~# nvram --update-config boot-device="" root@enceladus:~# Connection to enceladus closed by remote host. Connection to enceladus closed. ********************************** * System boots just fine ! * ********************************** So I then ssh in and su - to check that indeed nvram settings are looking correct : root@enceladus:~# uptime 03:04:48 up 1 min, 1 user, load average: 1.82, 0.65, 0.23 root@enceladus:~# nvram --print-config "common" Partition --------------------- little-endian?=false real-mode?=false auto-boot?=true diag-switch?=false fcode-debug?=false oem-banner?=false oem-logo?=false use-nvramrc?=false use-generic?=false default-mac-address?=false scroll-lock=true skip-netboot?=false real-base=-1 real-size=-1 load-base=0x800000 virt-base=-1 virt-size=-1 logger-base=-1 logger-size=-1 pci-probe-mask=-1 screen-#columns=100 screen-#rows=40 selftest-#megs=0 boot-volume=3 gmt-offset=0 boot-file= boot-screen=screen console-screen=screen diag-device=enet diag-file=,diags input-device=keyboard output-device=screen input-device-1=/ipc output-device-1=/ipc mouse-device=mouse oem-banner= oem-logo= nvramrc= boot-command=mac-boot default-client-ip= default-server-ip= default-gateway-ip= default-subnet-mask= default-router-ip= boot-script= aapl,pci= boot-args= aapl,tdm-units= ram-size=0x28000000 boot-once= boot-last-label=Linux root@enceladus:~# Thing of beauty. -- Dennis Clarke RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC UNIX and Linux spoken GreyBeard and suspenders optional