System Administration Guide

x86: Example--Booting a System Interactively

In the following example, the default choices (shown in square brackets []) are accepted.


type any key to reboot
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                  <<< Current Boot Parameters >>>
Boot path: /isa/ata@1f0,0/cmdk@0,0:a
Boot args: 
 
Type    b [file-name] [boot-flags]   to boot with options
or      i                            to enter boot interpreter
or                                   to boot with defaults
 
                  <<< timeout in 5 seconds >>>
Select (b)oot or (i)nterpreter: b -a
(Copyright notice)
Enter filename [kernel/unix]:Return
Name of system file [/etc/system]:Return
Name of default directory for modules [platform/i86pc/kernel 
/kernel/usr/kernel]:> Return
root filesystem type [ufs]: Return
Enter physical name of root device
[/eisa/dpt@5c88,0/cmdk@0,0:a]: Return
Configuring network interfaces:  smc0
Hostname: venus
(fsck messages)
The system is coming up.  Please wait
(More messages)
venus console login: