On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Mike Tancsa wrote: > > I have been experimenting with booting from a USB key vs the HD. If I sit > on the console, and hit F1, the next time the machine boots, F1 will be the > default. If I hit F5, the next time it will be F5 (the USB key drive in > this case). How can I do this from the shell on a RELENG_5 box. e.g. I > boot from HD (F1) I want to then without having to sit on the console, make > it boot from USB drive, as if I hit F5. Is this boot0cfg ? If so, I cant > seem to get it to work. >
To set the F1 or F5 as default I have added this file /usr/local/etc/rc.d/boot0cfg.sh: #!/bin/sh /usr/sbin/boot0cfg -vs 1 ad0 where "ad0" is the drive you want to boot as default the next time. > Thanks, > > ---Mike > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 > Sentex Communications, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net > Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- ... don't touch the bang bang fruit _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
