Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:42:14 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: Mark Peek <mark@whistle.com> Cc: nate@yogotech.com (Nate Williams), John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Please test boot patch Message-ID: <15224.11670.357011.613496@nomad.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <p05100302b79ddb8c8d39@[207.76.207.129]> References: <XFMail.010813115259.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <15224.10573.605415.546408@nomad.yogotech.com> <p05100302b79ddb8c8d39@[207.76.207.129]>
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> > > 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 > > Shouldn't this be boot1 ^ > > disklabel -B -b ./boot1 -s ./boot2 ad0 Thanks for the correction Mark. Using the correct syntax, I can now boot my Thinkpad fine using John's patches. Now, how can I tell if it boots off a CD? :) Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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