NetBSD Problem Report #49359
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Subject: x86 bootloader ignores boot flags if boot.cfg is present
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>Number: 49359
>Category: port-amd64
>Synopsis: x86 bootloader ignores boot flags if boot.cfg is present
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: port-amd64-maintainer
>State: closed
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Nov 04 12:40:00 +0000 2014
>Closed-Date: Wed Mar 11 18:22:06 +0000 2015
>Last-Modified: Wed Mar 11 18:22:06 +0000 2015
>Originator: Jared McNeill
>Release: 7.0_BETA
>Organization:
>Environment:
amd64 7.0_BETA and 7.99.1
>Description:
With both 7.0_BETA and -current boot loaders, "boot -s", "boot -c", etc are ignored from the boot prompt. The loader always seems to execute the first menu command if boot.cfg is present.
>How-To-Repeat:
Interrupt boot process. Drop to prompt. "boot -s" and note that you didn't actually boot single-user.
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
State-Changed-By: dholland@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 04:11:00 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
Christos says this is fixed - can I close it?
State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed
State-Changed-By: snj@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:22:06 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
Fixed in 1.64 of sys/arch/i386/stand/boot/boot2.c, and pulled up to -7
in ticket 426.
>Unformatted:
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