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Diffstat (limited to 'sys/boot/common/loader.8')
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1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sys/boot/common/loader.8 b/sys/boot/common/loader.8 index 67a5869b4233f..b67f8bf28ec2e 100644 --- a/sys/boot/common/loader.8 +++ b/sys/boot/common/loader.8 @@ -111,6 +111,21 @@ If the system gets past this point, will be set and .Nm will engage interactive mode. +Please note that historically even when +.Va autoboot_delay +is set to +.Dq 0 +user will be able to interrupt autoboot process by pressing some key +on the console while kernel and modules are being loaded. In some +cases such behaviour may be undesirable, to prevent it set +.Va autoboot_delay +to +.Dq -1 , +in this case +.Nm +will engage interactive mode only if +.Ic autoboot +has failed. .Sh BUILTIN COMMANDS In .Nm , @@ -329,6 +344,22 @@ will be automatically attempted after processing though explicit .Ic autoboot Ns 's will be processed normally, defaulting to 10 seconds delay. +.Pp +If set to +.Dq 0 +no delay will inserted, but user still will be able to interrupt +.Ic autoboot +process and escape into the interactive mode by pressing some key +on the console while kernel and +modules are being loaded. +.Pp +If set to +.Dq -1 +no delay will inserted and +.Nm +will engange interactive mode only if +.Ic autoboot +has failed for some reason. .It Va boot_askname Instructs the kernel to prompt the user for the name of the root device when the kernel is booted. |