Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 11:24:11 +0000 (GMT) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD-alpha mailing list <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: diskless boot on Alpha Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912271121590.90491-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <199912270756.XAA05394@mass.cdrom.com>
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On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm puzzled.. > > > > > > > > NB as the code tells me to use 'loader', how do I set > > > > that up on Alpha? I still need to bootp netboot right? > > > > > > netboot is the loader, it just has the wrong name. One of these days > > > they'll all coalesce back into a single binary. > > > > Tricky. The main differences between netboot and loader (apart from the > > default fs) is the link address. Since loader is a second stage boot and > > netboot is a first stage, they are linked at different addresses. I think > > netboot and cdboot would be easier to merge. > > Hmm. I'm sure I asked you before how hard it would be to self-relocate > the loader. Do you remember what you told me? I don't remember. In principle it would be quite straightforward. If boot1 was written carefully, it would also be possible to move /boot/loader into place before running it. There are a 200 or so bytes spare in boot1 so this might be feasable. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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