Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 20:45:59 +0300 From: Tommi Leino <namhas@netmill.fi> To: junkmale@xtra.co.nz Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how do i build a boot disk? Message-ID: <3703B0D7.BF9F8E03@netmill.fi> References: <19990331122212.RRGT5470601.mta2-rme@wocker>
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Dan Langille wrote: > > I found no documentation concerning the building of a boot disk. I > > have to build such a disk since I _can't_ use a boot manager, and > > apparently there is no way to boot FreeBSD directly from Windows > > or DOS in the way of loadlin for example. So, how do i build a boot > > disk or is there an alternative way? > > It's on the ftp server in the file install.txt but you might want to see > how I did it at http://www.freebsddiary.com/freebsd/install19990320.htm Well, it didn't tell about how to build a _boot_ disk, it did however tell how to build the _installation_ disks, kern.flp and mfsroot.flp. They are only used for installation I think, at least I didn't manage to boot from an already installed FreeBSD partition using a kern.flp. -- Systems expert http://www.netmill.fi/ Tommi.Leino@netmill.fi tel. +358-9-612 623 43 Netmill Information Technology fax. +358-9-612 623 11 Neitsytpolku 5, FIN-00140 Helsinki mobile +358-50-339 1334 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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