On Friday, January 27, Toni Mueller wrote: > > --------- /etc/boot.conf --------------- > set timeout 30 > boot /bsd.mpr > --------- /etc/boot.conf --------------- > > This should give me a 30 second pause before the machine boots the > named kernel, but instead, it boots _immediately_, so I have no time to > make up my mind to choose a different kernel. What am I doing wrong?
No, boot.conf is just as if you had typed the stuff on the command line. When you say 'boot foo', the bootblocks go ahead, and boot foo. No wait. No sleep. What you want is something like: set timeout 30 set image /bsd.mpr --Toby.
