Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:23:57 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Please test boot patch Message-ID: <15224.10573.605415.546408@nomad.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.010813115259.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <XFMail.010813115259.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> Please test the patch at http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/patches/ibm_boot.patch to > ensure that it works on 4.x-stable as I would like to get it in 4.4 if possible. > It is needed in order for many IBM machines to successfully boot off of CD's to > install. The patch is relative to /sys/boot. To test, do the following: > > > fetch http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/patches/ibm_boot.patch > > cd /sys/boot ; patch < ../path/to/ibm_boot.patch > > make all > > cd i386/boot2 > > disklabel -B -b ./boot2 -s ./boot2 ad0 # or whatever drive you boot > > - reboot - > > If for some reason this doesn't work (it should work fine), then you will want > to boot off of a floppy or CD, then do 'disklabel -B ad0' as root to restore > the old boot blocks. No go on my ThinkPad T20. I just rebooted, and got the dreaded' Missing Operating System' error. :( (Where'd I stick that darn boot disk now. :) Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?15224.10573.605415.546408>