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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

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