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diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep index fb66f06c178..5c60b7c4ba5 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep @@ -27,20 +27,22 @@ Using the SRM console: You can set ROM variables by saying "set VARIABLE VALUE". Some variables you will want to set: - auto_action Determines what happens when you turn power - on, halt, or crash your machine. Valid - values {:-include-:} "halt", "boot", and "restart". + auto_action Determines what happens when you turn power on, + halt, or crash your machine. Valid values + {:-include-:} "halt", "boot", and "restart". Most users will want to set this to "boot". bootdef_dev Default boot device (or list of devices). - boot_file Name of the kernel to boot. If you don't set - this "bsd" will be loaded. - boot_osflags Flags to pass in to the kernel. For multiuser - boot this needs to be set to "-a". + boot_file Name of the kernel to boot. If this variable is + empty, "bsd" will be loaded. + boot_osflags Flags to pass to the kernel. + IMPORTANT! For multiuser boot, this needs to be + set to "-a". booted_osflags Don't try to set this one directly. It will contain whatever flags the OS was last booted - with. To set indirectly, boot with the -flags - option, eg: "b dka0 -flags a" will boot into - multi-user and set booted_osflags to "a". + with. + To set it indirectly, boot with the -flags + option; for example "b dka0 -flags a" will boot + multiuser from dka0 and set booted_osflags to "a". To see a list of all variables on your machine use the "show" command with no arguments. |