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Booting and Shutting Down Oracle Solaris on x86 Platforms     Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library
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1.  Booting and Shutting Down an x86 Based System (Overview)

2.  Booting an x86 Based System to a Specified State (Tasks)

3.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

4.  Rebooting an x86 Based System (Tasks)

5.  Booting an x86 Based System From the Network (Tasks)

6.  Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System (Tasks)

Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System (Task Map)

Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System

Displaying and Setting Boot Parameters by using the eeprom Command

How to Modify Boot Parameters by Using the eeprom Command

Modifying Boot Parameters at Boot Time

x86: How to Modify Boot Parameters at Boot Time

Support for Bitmapped Console

Disabling Shutdown Animation

Modifying Boot Entries and Parameters by Editing the menu.lst File

How to Add a Linux Entry to the GRUB Menu After Installing Oracle Solaris

Displaying and Setting Parameters for Boot Entries by Using the bootadm Command

How to Locate the Active GRUB Menu and List Current Menu Entries

How to Set the Default Boot Entry for the Active GRUB Menu

7.  Creating, Administering, and Booting From ZFS Boot Environments on x86 Platforms (Tasks)

8.  Keeping an x86 Based System Bootable (Tasks)

9.  Troubleshooting Booting an x86 Based System (Tasks)

Index

Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System (Task Map)

Table 6-1 Modifying Boot Parameters on an x86 Based System: Task Map

Task
Description
For Instructions
Display default boot parameters on an x86 based system.
Specify the appropriate parameter of the eeprom command to display its value.
Modify boot parameters on an x86 based system by using the eeprom command.
Modify boot parameters on an x86 based system by using the eeprom command. Boot parameters that are set by using the eeprom command persist over a system reboot, unless these options are overridden by editing the GRUB menu at boot time.
Modify boot parameters on an x86 based system at boot time.
Modify boot parameters by editing the GRUB menu at boot time. Boot options that are specified by editing the GRUB menu at boot time only persist until the next time the system is booted.
Configure console parameters on an x86 based system at boot time.
The Oracle Solaris release supports higher resolution and color depth on x86 based systems than the older Video Graphics Array (VGA) 640–480 16–color console. To modify console settings, specify the appropriate command-line -B console=val parameter at boot time.
Disable the default shutdown animation behavior.
To prevent the progress status indicator from displaying, during shutdown, set the new splash-shutdown property of the svc:/system/boot-config SMF service to false.
Modify boot parameters on an x86 based system by editing the menu.lst file.
Modify boot parameters by editing the menu.lst configuration file to add new OS entries or redirect the console. Changes that you make to the file persist over system reboots.
Add a Linux entry to the menu.lst file after installing Oracle Solaris.
If you install Linux on one partition first and then install Oracle Solaris on another partition afterwards, you will need to follow special instructions to ensure that the GRUB menu information from the new installation does not erase the GRUB menu information from a previous installation.
Locate the active GRUB menu and list menu entries.
Use the bootadm command to view the location of the active GRUB menu and display the menu entries.
Set the default entry for the active GRUB menu.
Use the bootadm command to set the default entry for the active GRUB menu on a system.