System Administration Guide, Volume I

x86: Menus Displayed During the Boot Phase

During this phase, you can determine the way in which the system is booted.

x86: Boot Solaris Menu

The Boot Solaris menu allows you to select the device from which to boot the Solaris release. You can also perform optional tasks, such as view and edit autoboot and property settings. Once a boot device is selected and you choose Continue, the Solaris kernel will begin to boot.

Boot Solaris
 
Select one of the identified devices to boot the Solaris kernel and
choose Continue.
 
To perform optional features, such as modifying the autoboot and property
settings, choose Boot Tasks.
 
An asterisk (*) indicates the current default boot device.
 
> To make a selection use the arrow keys, and press Enter to mark it [X].
 
  [ ] DISK: Target 0, IMPRIMIS 94241-7			0888
	    			on Adaptec 1740/1742 SCSI controller in EISA Slot 4
  [ ] CD  : Target 2, TOSHIBA  CD-ROM XM-3501TA 3054
	    			on Adaptec 1740/1742 SCSI controller in EISA Slot 4
  [ ] NET : SMC EtherCard Elite32C Ethernet adapter
	    			in EISA Slot 6
 
 
 
 
F2_Continue		F3_Back			F4_Boot Tasks			F6_Help

x86: Solaris Boot Options Menu

This menu appears each time you boot Solaris from the local disk. Let the five-second timeout elapse if you want to boot the default Solaris kernel. If you want to boot with different options, select an appropriate option before the timeout period elapses.

                     <<< Current Boot Parameters >>>
Boot path: /eisa/eha@1,4000/sd@0,0:a
Boot args: 
 
Type    b [file-name] [boot-flags] <ENTER>       to boot with options
or      i <ENTER>                                to enter boot interpreter
or      <ENTER>                                  to boot with defaults
 
 
                     <<< timeout in 5 seconds >>>
 
Select (b)oot or (i)nterpreter: