Steve Proctor <sproctor@microline.org> writes:
> I changed it and
> checked it several times and it still boots in single user mode.  It also
> boots with the drive in ro mode so I have to do a "mount -o rw /" in order
> to write to the drive.
> 
> Suggestions?

The single- vs. multi-user choice is based on a firmware environment
variable, BOOT_OSFLAGS.

For a single boot, you can boot multi-user by saying:

	boot -flags "A"

(or various similar commands; i usually use 'b -fl "A"' 8-)

If you want multi-user mode to be the default setting, you can do a

	set boot_osflags "A"

at a firmware ('>>>') prompt, which sets the default boot flags to
"A".  If you then want to boot single-user, you can then say 'b -fl
""', or other similar commands.


This gets asked often enough that it should be on the NetBSD/alpha FAQ
web page.


cgd
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Disclaimer: Not speaking for NetBSD, just expressing my own opinion.