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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/reboot')
| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 | 24 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 index 56ea285..8dfd5d8 100644 --- a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 +++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 @@ -195,20 +195,13 @@ Boot flags: during kernel initialization, ask for the device to mount as the root file system. .It Fl C -boot from CDROM. +try to mount root file system from a CD-ROM. .It Fl c -run UserConfig to modify hardware parameters for the loaded -kernel. -If the kernel was built with one of -.Dv USERCONFIG , INTRO_USERCONFIG , VISUAL_USERCONFIG -options, -remain in UserConfig regardless of any -.Ic quit -commands present in the script. +this flag is currently a no-op. .It Fl D -toggle single and dual console configurations. +boot with the dual console configuration. In the single -configuration the console will be either the internal display +configuration, the console will be either the internal display or the serial port, depending on the state of the .Fl h option below. @@ -225,20 +218,15 @@ as early as possible in kernel initialization. .It Fl g use the GDB remote debugging protocol. .It Fl h -toggle internal and serial consoles. -You can use this to switch -console devices. +force the serial console. For instance, if you boot from the internal console, you can use the .Fl h option to force the kernel to use the serial port as its console device. -Alternatively, if you boot from the serial port, -you can use this option to force the kernel to use the internal display -as the console instead. The serial port driver .Xr sio 4 -has a flag to override this option. +has a flag (0x20) to override this option. If that flag is set, the serial port will always be used as the console, regardless of the .Fl h |
