Re: Selecting the scheduler from boot menu

From: Minsoo Choo <minsoochoo0122_at_proton.me>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:25:33 UTC 
On Saturday, January 31st, 2026 at 3:22 PM, Steve Kargl <kargls@comcast.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> All,
> 
> Is it possible modify the boot menu to select 4BSD or ULE
> during the boot process? I've looked at the code in
> src/stand/forth, but unfortunately the language is foreign
> to me. Currently, one boots into FreeBSD, checks the
> kern.sched.name, and then may need to edit /boot/loader.conf
> to change to the other scheduler, and then reboot.
> 
> --
> steve

You can use `set variable_name="value"` in the loader prompt. To enter boot console, select "3. Escape to loader prompt" on boot screen.