From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 16 19:17:33 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F57B16A401 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:17:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr15.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr15.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.35]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F36613C48E for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:17:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (obsolete.xs4all.nl [82.95.250.254]) by smtp-vbr15.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l6GJHSmC024155; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:17:29 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l6GJHSGg010070; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:17:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id l6GJHSQN010069; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:17:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:17:28 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Thomas Laus Message-ID: <20070716191727.GA10053@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <469B48F8.28247.E00D79@lausts.acm.org> <469B8AE1.15664.F3753@lausts.acm.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <469B8AE1.15664.F3753@lausts.acm.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cross-Building Alpha on i386 X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:17:33 -0000 On Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 03:12:33PM -0400, Thomas Laus wrote.. > Date sent: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:18:04 +0200 > From: Wilko Bulte > Subject: Re: Cross-Building Alpha on i386 > To: Thomas Laus > Copies to: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org > > > Did you run setcdboot on the ISO before burning it on CD? If you don't > > it won't be bootable. > > > > Can't comment on how well X-building works in x86, I always built natively > > on Alpha. > > > I had to hunt for that program, `setcdboot'. It was in /ports/sysutils. I > built the utility and made a new .iso. One of the parameters that setcdboot > requires is the < boot path> as well as the name of my new .iso. I tried the > root directory `/' as the boot path and DKA400 was at least accessed, but > then the I got a `boot failure'. Should the I set the boot path to > `/boot/cdboot' or something else. When using this utility is it still yes, 'setcdboot myiso.iso /boot/cdboot' > necessary to have `mkisofs' write boot blocks to the .iso or is it only > required that I use `setcdboot' to make the cd bootable. setcdboot is sufficient. > Alpha's are certainly special in a lot of ways. You tell me ;-) -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org