Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 10:25:44 -0800 From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: easyboot far into disk Message-ID: <E11jRZw-000N2F-00@rip.psg.com> References: <E11jI8U-000HUf-00@rip.psg.com> <199911040836.AAA00488@dingo.cdrom.com>
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> - Boot the install floppy.
i presume you mean the kern.flp floppy.
> When the little spinning widget appears
> and stops, hit the spacebar. At the 'boot:" prompt, type
> wd(0,a)/boot/loader
Disk error 0x1 (lba=0x1388b3c)
Disk error 0x1 (lba=0x1388b3c)
No /boot/loader
should i not be telling it that it's the second slice in some way?
> - Once you're up and running, read the manpage for boot0inst.
as i have a bunch of other 3.3-stable systems, i read it there.
> You want to install boot0 on wd0, and enable the 'packet' option.
cool. where are docs on the 'packet option'?
and, btw, whoppened to http://www.freebsd.org/~msmith/FTL/bootstrap.txt,
where i usually start boot research?
randy
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