Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:24:50 +0200 From: Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Still possible to directly boot without loader? Message-ID: <8D05EC30-27A0-418B-B91F-DBA26C797F11@lassitu.de> In-Reply-To: <20060910191323.GA7721@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <3A8131D4-881E-4873-A682-543A1A88C063@lassitu.de> <20060910191323.GA7721@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Am 10.09.2006 um 21:13 schrieb Kris Kennaway: > On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 09:10:26PM +0200, Stefan Bethke wrote: >> I just tried to load my standard kernel from the boot blocks (instead >> of using loader(8)), but I either get a hang before the kernel prints >> anything, or a BTX halted. Is this still supposed to work in 6- >> stable, or has it finally disappeared? > > Without access to the device.hints (either from loader or compiled in) > you won't have a working console (and possibly other devices), so the > kernel may appear to hang while booting. Ah, thanks! I'll try building a self-contained kernel then... Cheers, Stefan -- Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> Fon +49 170 346 0140
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