| By Jeremy Chadwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | [ 2008-10-25 10:09 +0200 ] > Okay, so then the issue is probably with the bootloader in some bizarre > way. John might have some ideas, but I have none (outside of my skill > set). > > Also, it might help if you could explain "enough key input" and "too > many keypresses". These are a little too vague.
Did a bit of experimenting now. My system uses the boot0 boot manager. I can't reproduce the keypress freeze issue in any part of boot0, 1, or 2 stages. It only becomes a problem when loader takes over. Once loader takes over the system can freeze at any point if too many keypresses are made at any point while loader is in control - at the prompt, while it's busy pulling the kernel/modules off the disk, any time. The actual amount of too many keypresses is seemingly random. It can freeze with just one keypress, or after the upteenth keypress - my record is about 25 keypresses without freezing. :) Not a fun game if you're trying to use the loader prompt. At one point while I was testing now the display output went translucent red when the system froze after some keypresses. Strange huh? I didn't know transparency was supported in text mode. :) > Anything is possible. Can you please rebuild your system, and the > bootstraps (and don't forget to install them; bsdlabel -B <slice>), > without messing with optimisation flags? Will do. > I'm still having trouble understanding what you're talking about or > why you're doing this. > > I *think* what you're trying to say is something like: "when my machine > boots up, I don't like waiting 10 seconds at the Beastie/loader menu, so > I hit Enter to skip the counterdown". Please clarify. :-) You are correct. I usually whack enter 3 times or so straight after BIOS post to eliminate boot0's, boot2's, and loader's timeouts. Regards, Aragon _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
