From owner-freebsd-current Wed Dec 30 22:44:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA29561 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 22:44:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from spinner.netplex.com.au (spinner.netplex.com.au [202.12.86.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA29556 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 22:44:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) Received: from spinner.netplex.com.au (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spinner.netplex.com.au (8.9.1/8.9.1/Netplex) with ESMTP id OAA89872; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:44:07 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from peter@spinner.netplex.com.au) Message-Id: <199812310644.OAA89872@spinner.netplex.com.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Gregory Bond cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New aout-to-elf build failures. In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 31 Dec 1998 16:30:18 +1100." <199812310530.QAA20816@melba.bby.com.au> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:44:05 +0800 From: Peter Wemm Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Gregory Bond wrote: > > OK, starting now: HEADS UP! -current will going exclusively to ELF > > on January 6th, 1999! Install those new boot blocks now, before it > > becomes even more imperative! :-) > > Erm, I joined -current from the 3.0R CDs. AFAI knew I -was- exclusively ELF, > but seeing as I have the same old boot blocks as 2.2.6, I guess not. > > What do I have to do to go "exclusively to ELF" and "install those new boot > blocks"? Not quite.. The 3.0 CD shipped with an ELF world, but an a.out kernel and 3.0-level a.out bootblocks. You should be able to type a "/boot/loader" at the boot prompt and be able to use the ELF-aware bootloader without any problems. Assuming this works, you can type: echo /boot/loader > /boot.config And you're elf kernel capable. To update your installed bootblocks, do this: disklabel -B wd0 (or da0, whatever). Although, make sure you have a fallback in case. :-) The boot/fixit floppy from the 3.0 CD should be fine. Cheers, -Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message