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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2005-09-22 15:06:58 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2005-09-22 15:06:58 +0000
commita3403464c071074e370ffd71b763b2f364ee49ae (patch)
tree369db36964b4fb47454c9f56bb47f103e2bdd2f1 /sys/boot/common
parent20ca55a59d2d616c50862d07c803d8ffd25363e0 (diff)
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Add loader(8) variables for RB_DFLTROOT, RB_MUTE, and RB_PAUSE:
"boot_dfltroot", "boot_mute", and "boot_pause" respectively.
Diffstat (limited to 'sys/boot/common')
-rw-r--r--sys/boot/common/help.common24
-rw-r--r--sys/boot/common/loader.811
2 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sys/boot/common/help.common b/sys/boot/common/help.common
index a2c2ff7..ce78718 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/help.common
+++ b/sys/boot/common/help.common
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@
proceeding to initialize when booted.
################################################################################
+# Tset Sboot_dfltroot DUse default root file system
+
+ set boot_dfltroot
+
+ Instructs the kernel to mount the statically compiled-in root
+ file system.
+
+################################################################################
# Tset Sboot_gdb DSelect gdb-remote mode for the kernel debugger
set boot_gdb
@@ -186,6 +194,22 @@
by the conscontrol(8) utility.
################################################################################
+# Tset Sboot_mute DMute the console
+
+ set boot_mute
+
+ All console output is suppressed when console is muted.
+ In a running system, the state of console muting can be
+ manipulated by the conscontrol(8) utility.
+
+################################################################################
+# Tset Sboot_pause DPause after each line during device probing
+
+ set boot_pause
+
+ During the device probe, pause after each line is printed.
+
+################################################################################
# Tset Sboot_serial DUse serial console
set boot_serial
diff --git a/sys/boot/common/loader.8 b/sys/boot/common/loader.8
index 3e99eea..41d14f4 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/loader.8
+++ b/sys/boot/common/loader.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd August 18, 2005
+.Dd September 22, 2005
.Dt LOADER 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ Instructs the kernel to try to mount the root file system from CD-ROM.
.It Va boot_ddb
Instructs the kernel to start in the DDB debugger, rather than
proceeding to initialize when booted.
+.It Va boot_dfltroot
+Instructs the kernel to mount the statically compiled-in root file system.
.It Va boot_gdb
Selects gdb-remote mode for the kernel debugger by default.
.It Va boot_multicons
@@ -378,6 +380,13 @@ In a running system, console configuration can be manipulated
by the
.Xr conscontrol 8
utility.
+.It Va boot_mute
+All console output is suppressed when console is muted.
+In a running system, the state of console muting can be manipulated by the
+.Xr conscontrol 8
+utility.
+.It Va boot_pause
+During the device probe, pause after each line is printed.
.It Va boot_serial
Force the use of a serial console even when an internal console
is present.
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