1# This is loader.conf - a file full of useful variables that you can 2# set to change the default load behavior of your system. You should 3# not edit this file! Put any overrides into one of the 4# loader_conf_files instead and you will be able to update these 5# defaults later without spamming your local configuration information. 6# 7# All arguments must be in double quotes. 8# 9 10### Basic configuration options ############################ 11exec="echo Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf" 12 13kernel="kernel" # /boot sub-directory containing kernel and modules 14bootfile="kernel" # Kernel name (possibly absolute path) 15kernel_options="" # Flags to be passed to the kernel 16loader_conf_files="/boot/device.hints /boot/loader.conf /boot/loader.conf.local" 17loader_conf_dirs="/boot/loader.conf.d" 18nextboot_conf="/boot/nextboot.conf" 19verbose_loading="NO" # Set to YES for verbose loader output 20 21### Splash screen configuration ############################ 22splash_bmp_load="NO" # Set this to YES for bmp splash screen! 23splash_pcx_load="NO" # Set this to YES for pcx splash screen! 24splash_txt_load="NO" # Set this to YES for TheDraw splash screen! 25vesa_load="NO" # Set this to YES to load the vesa module 26bitmap_load="NO" # Set this to YES if you want splash screen! 27bitmap_name="splash.bmp" # Set this to the name of the file 28bitmap_type="splash_image_data" # and place it on the module_path 29 30### Screen saver modules ################################### 31# This is best done in rc.conf 32screensave_load="NO" # Set to YES to load a screensaver module 33screensave_name="green_saver" # Set to the name of the screensaver module 34 35### Early hostid configuration ############################ 36hostuuid_load="YES" 37hostuuid_name="/etc/hostid" 38hostuuid_type="hostuuid" 39 40### Random number generator configuration ################## 41# See rc.conf(5). The entropy_boot_file config variable must agree with the 42# settings below. 43entropy_cache_load="YES" # Set this to NO to disable loading 44 # cached entropy at boot time 45entropy_cache_name="/boot/entropy" # Set this to the name of the file 46entropy_cache_type="boot_entropy_cache" # Required for the kernel to find 47 # the boot-time entropy cache. This 48 # must not change value even if the 49 # _name above does change! 50entropy_efi_seed="YES" # Set this to NO to disable loading 51 # entropy from the UEFI hardware random number generator API 52 53### RAM Blacklist configuration ############################ 54ram_blacklist_load="NO" # Set this to YES to load a file 55 # containing a list of addresses to 56 # exclude from the running system. 57ram_blacklist_name="/boot/blacklist.txt" # Set this to the name of the file 58ram_blacklist_type="ram_blacklist" # Required for the kernel to find 59 # the blacklist module 60 61### Microcode loading configuration ######################## 62cpu_microcode_load="NO" # Set this to YES to load and apply a 63 # microcode update file during boot. 64cpu_microcode_name="/boot/firmware/ucode.bin" # Set this to the microcode 65 # update file path. 66cpu_microcode_type="cpu_microcode" # Required for the kernel to find 67 # the microcode update file. 68 69### ACPI settings ########################################## 70acpi_dsdt_load="NO" # DSDT Overriding 71acpi_dsdt_type="acpi_dsdt" # Don't change this 72acpi_dsdt_name="/boot/acpi_dsdt.aml" 73 # Override DSDT in BIOS by this file 74acpi_video_load="NO" # Load the ACPI video extension driver 75 76### Audit settings ######################################### 77audit_event_load="NO" # Preload audit_event config 78audit_event_name="/etc/security/audit_event" 79audit_event_type="etc_security_audit_event" 80 81### Initial memory disk settings ########################### 82#mdroot_load="YES" # The "mdroot" prefix is arbitrary. 83#mdroot_type="md_image" # Create md(4) disk at boot. 84#mdroot_name="/boot/root.img" # Path to a file containing the image. 85#rootdev="ufs:/dev/md0" # Set the root filesystem to md(4) device. 86 87### Loader settings ######################################## 88#loader_delay="3" # Delay in seconds before loading anything. 89 # Default is unset and disabled (no delay). 90#autoboot_delay="10" # Delay in seconds before autobooting, 91 # -1 for no user interrupts, NO to disable 92#password="" # Prevent changes to boot options 93#bootlock_password="" # Prevent booting (see check-password.4th(8)) 94#geom_eli_passphrase_prompt="NO" # Prompt for geli(8) passphrase to mount root 95bootenv_autolist="YES" # Auto populate the list of ZFS Boot Environments 96#beastie_disable="NO" # Turn the beastie boot menu on and off 97efi_max_resolution="1x1" # Set the max resolution for EFI loader to use: 98 # 480p, 720p, 1080p, 2160p/4k, 5k, or specify 99 # WidthxHeight (e.g. 1920x1080) 100#kernels="kernel kernel.old" # Kernels to display in the boot menu 101kernels_autodetect="YES" # Auto-detect kernel directories in /boot 102#loader_logo="orbbw" # Desired logo: orbbw, orb, fbsdbw, beastiebw, beastie, none 103#comconsole_speed="115200" # Set the current serial console speed 104#console="vidconsole" # A comma separated list of console(s) 105#currdev="disk1s1a" # Set the current device 106module_path="/boot/modules;/boot/dtb;/boot/dtb/overlays" # Set the module search path 107module_blacklist="drm drm2 radeonkms i915kms amdgpu" # Loader module blacklist 108#prompt="\\${interpret}" # Set the command prompt 109#root_disk_unit="0" # Force the root disk unit number 110#rootdev="disk1s1a" # Set the root filesystem 111#dumpdev="disk1s1b" # Set a dump device early in the boot process 112#tftp.blksize="1428" # Set the RFC 2348 TFTP block size. 113 # If the TFTP server does not support RFC 2348, 114 # the block size is set to 512. Valid: (8,9007) 115#twiddle_divisor="16" # >16 slows down the progress indicator; 116 # <16 speeds up the progress indicator. 117 118### Kernel settings ######################################## 119# The following boot_ variables are enabled by setting them to any value. 120# Their presence in the kernel environment (see kenv(1)) has the same 121# effect as setting the given boot flag (see boot(8)). 122#boot_askname="" # -a: Prompt the user for the name of the root device 123#boot_cdrom="" # -C: Attempt to mount root file system from CD-ROM 124#boot_ddb="" # -d: Instructs the kernel to start in the DDB debugger 125#boot_dfltroot="" # -r: Use the statically configured root file system 126#boot_gdb="" # -g: Selects gdb-remote mode for the kernel debugger 127#boot_multicons="" # -D: Use multiple consoles 128#boot_mute="" # -m: Mute the console 129#boot_pause="" # -p: Pause after each line during device probing 130#boot_serial="" # -h: Use serial console 131#boot_single="" # -s: Start system in single-user mode 132#boot_verbose="" # -v: Causes extra debugging information to be printed 133#init_path="/sbin/init:/sbin/oinit:/sbin/init.bak:/rescue/init" 134 # Sets the list of init candidates 135#init_shell="/bin/sh" # The shell binary used by init(8). 136#init_script="" # Initial script to run by init(8) before chrooting. 137#init_chroot="" # Directory for init(8) to chroot into. 138 139### Kernel tunables ######################################## 140#hw.physmem="1G" # Limit physical memory. See loader(8) 141#kern.dfldsiz="" # Set the initial data size limit 142#kern.dflssiz="" # Set the initial stack size limit 143#kern.hz="100" # Set the kernel interval timer rate 144#kern.maxbcache="" # Set the max buffer cache KVA storage 145#kern.maxdsiz="" # Set the max data size 146#kern.maxfiles="" # Set the sys. wide open files limit 147#kern.maxproc="" # Set the maximum # of processes 148#kern.maxssiz="" # Set the max stack size 149#kern.maxswzone="" # Set the max swmeta KVA storage 150#kern.maxtsiz="" # Set the max text size 151#kern.maxusers="32" # Set size of various static tables 152#kern.msgbufsize="65536" # Set size of kernel message buffer 153#kern.nbuf="" # Set the number of buffer headers 154#kern.ncallout="" # Set the maximum # of timer events 155#kern.ngroups="1023" # Set the maximum # of supplemental groups 156#kern.sgrowsiz="" # Set the amount to grow stack 157#kern.cam.boot_delay="10000" # Delay (in ms) of root mount for CAM bus 158 # registration, useful for USB sticks as root 159#kern.cam.scsi_delay="2000" # Delay (in ms) before probing SCSI 160#kern.ipc.maxsockets="" # Set the maximum number of sockets available 161#kern.ipc.nmbclusters="" # Set the number of mbuf clusters 162#kern.ipc.nsfbufs="" # Set the number of sendfile(2) bufs 163#net.inet.tcp.tcbhashsize="" # Set the value of TCBHASHSIZE 164#vfs.root.mountfrom="" # Specify root partition 165#vm.kmem_size="" # Sets the size of kernel memory (bytes) 166#debug.kdb.break_to_debugger="0" # Allow console to break into debugger. 167#debug.ktr.cpumask="0xf" # Bitmask of CPUs to enable KTR on 168#debug.ktr.mask="0x1200" # Bitmask of KTR events to enable 169#debug.ktr.verbose="1" # Enable console dump of KTR events 170 171### Module loading syntax example ########################## 172#module_load="YES" # loads module "module" 173#module_name="realname" # uses "realname" instead of "module" 174#module_type="type" # passes "-t type" to load 175#module_flags="flags" # passes "flags" to the module 176#module_before="cmd" # executes "cmd" before loading the module 177#module_after="cmd" # executes "cmd" after loading the module 178#module_error="cmd" # executes "cmd" if load fails 179
