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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Mugo on February 19, 2010, 03:27:57 PM

Title: Changing the boot priority on RDB via Shell or CLI. Possible?
Post by: Mugo on February 19, 2010, 03:27:57 PM

Hey guys,

I´m back with another hairy question :-P

Do you guys know if there are any way to change the boot priority of the partitions on a Harddrive by a shell command?

I have 4 OSes in my A4000 HD, and it´s too boring having to select it via Early Startup Menu all the time i want to boot into a different installation. Or even have to boot into any installation to run HDToolBox to change it before i can boot the system a want to use...

As you guys know any of these systems, given to patches and improvements, have to reboot the machine at least once (so there are 2 boot time delays). So i have to press the two mouse buttons at least twice. My AOS3.9 install boots 3 times. It´s really boring and not pratical.

I would like to do a simple script that could work like a boot selector, changing the partition that have the system i want to use, to the higher priority.

I don´t need to check what priority the partition have. I just need to set it.

Thank you!

Title: Re: Changing the boot priority on RDB via Shell or CLI. Possible?
Post by: Bamiga2002 on February 19, 2010, 03:30:36 PM

Have a looksee on this thread here:
http://www.amigans.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=43298

I've since edited a boot priority script for myself that boots to WB31/OS39/OS4.

Title: Re: Changing the boot priority on RDB via Shell or CLI. Possible?
Post by: Mugo on February 19, 2010, 03:39:13 PM

Thank you very much!

It´s exactly what i was looking for!!

Regards.