From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 3 13:33:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id NAA04638 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 3 Jan 1998 13:33:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from unix.tfs.net (as1-p66.tfs.net [139.146.210.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA04632 for ; Sat, 3 Jan 1998 13:33:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jbryant@unix.tfs.net) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by unix.tfs.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) id PAA04268; Sat, 3 Jan 1998 15:33:14 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199801032133.PAA04268@unix.tfs.net> Subject: Re: Creating bootable Syjet install disk In-Reply-To: from Brian Tao at "Jan 3, 98 10:30:35 am" To: taob@nbc.netcom.ca (Brian Tao) Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 15:33:13 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-to: jbryant@unix.tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #0: Thu Jan 1 19:03:58 CST 1998 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk In reply: > I want to create a bootable Syjet disk with an install kernel that > sets up root in MFS, goes straight into /stand/sysinstall, etc., etc. > There is enough room on a disk to fit several snapshots of FreeBSD, > the entire packages collection, all ports, XFree86 installation > tarballs, and a boot kernel. > > Copying boot.flp's kernel to the Syjet and booting it doesn't > work. It hangs at the "rootfs is 1440 Kbyte compiled in MFS", just > before /stand/sysinstall runs. wrong approach. you are treating the syjet as if it were a floppy disk. the syjet is a hard disk just like any other, but with one additional feature, it is removable. do a regular install. jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+