Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 17:46:27 +0000 (GMT) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>, FreeBSD-alpha mailing list <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: diskless boot on Alpha Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912261744490.90491-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <199912242014.MAA10876@mass.cdrom.com>
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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. -- 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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