From 07998bfffc9e8bb857a4a50941f108dedf7b9ddb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Somers Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:41:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention that console= can set multiple consoles. Relate boot_ options to their kernel command line flags and make it clear how kenv(1) is used. Sponsored by: ActiveState/Sophos MFC after: 1 week --- sys/boot/forth/loader.conf | 24 +++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys/boot/forth/loader.conf b/sys/boot/forth/loader.conf index 9b0c9cd927e5..dedfa62e0ccf 100644 --- a/sys/boot/forth/loader.conf +++ b/sys/boot/forth/loader.conf @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ loader_color="NO" # Set this to YES to enable splash screen colors # allowed to interrupt autoboot process and # escape to the loader prompt #beastie_disable="NO" # Turn the beastie boot menu on and off -#console="vidconsole" # Set the current console +#console="vidconsole" # A comma separated list of console(s) #currdev="disk1s1a" # Set the current device module_path="/boot/modules" # Set the module search path #prompt="\\${interpret}" # Set the command prompt @@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ module_path="/boot/modules" # Set the module search path ### Kernel settings ######################################## ############################################################## - # The following boot_ variables are enabled - # by setting them to any value. -#boot_askname="" # Prompt the user for the name of the root device -#boot_cdrom="" # Attempt to mount root file system from CD-ROM -#boot_ddb="" # Instructs the kernel to start in the DDB debugger -#boot_gdb="" # Selects gdb-remote mode for the kernel debugger -#boot_multicons="" # Use multiple consoles -#boot_serial="" # Use serial console -#boot_single="" # Start system in single-user mode -#boot_verbose="" # Causes extra debugging information to be printed +# The following boot_ variables are enabled by setting them to any value. +# Their presence in the kernel environment (see kenv(1)) has the same +# effect as setting the given boot flag (see boot(8)). + +#boot_askname="" # -a: Prompt the user for the name of the root device +#boot_cdrom="" # -C: Attempt to mount root file system from CD-ROM +#boot_ddb="" # -d: Instructs the kernel to start in the DDB debugger +#boot_gdb="" # -g: Selects gdb-remote mode for the kernel debugger +#boot_multicons="" # -D: Use multiple consoles +#boot_serial="" # -h: Use serial console +#boot_single="" # -s: Start system in single-user mode +#boot_verbose="" # -v: Causes extra debugging information to be printed #init_path="/sbin/init:/sbin/oinit:/sbin/init.bak:/rescue/init:/stand/sysinstall" # Sets the list of init candidates