Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 11:58:14 +0000 From: curtis <ufkartfm@pacific.net> To: Mark Turpin <mturpin@saturn.spel.com> Cc: "freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD/axp - Smoothing the Edges Message-ID: <366A7156.C2464D51@pacific.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812061325590.5629-100000@saturn.spel.com>
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(chuckle) Thank you for pointing out the manual; but, I would trust the firmware MORE than the Manual. Please try this experiment from SRM: >>>boot themanualisnotalwayscorrect device themanualisnotalwayscorrect is invalid usage is boot <device> [-file <file>] [-flags <flags>] >>> eopm, curtis Mark Turpin wrote: > > > > > Mark Turpin wrote: > > > I have a webpage that documents my process of installing the system. it's > > > at http://www.mainstreettech.com/~mturpin/alpha.html > > > > Nice Job Mark; however, for the record, where you say: > > > > "To boot from the hard drive type: > > > > >>> boot -flags 'a' dka0" > > > > Even though it will work this way, SRM wants to see it like this: > > > > boot dka0 -flags a and if you boot something other than "kernel" then > > boot dka0 -file (name) -flags a the same is true for booting dva0. > > > > I don't mean to be a pest, but when you type help boot from the > SRM console it says.. > > boot [-file <filename>] [-flags <longword>[,<longword>]] > [-protocols <enet_protocol>] [-halt] > [<boot_device] > > As you can see boot_device comes last. > > Mark > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mark Turpin | Consulting - Training - Network Installation > Systems Engineer | > Main Street Technology Centre | http://www.MainStreetTech.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- curtis - ufkartfm@pacific.net - site administrator for Nobody I want Nobody to control my life! How about you? http://www.netvideo.com/nobody To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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