Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 18:37:55 -0800 From: "George W. Dinolt" <george.w.dinolt@lmco.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, rnordier@nordier.com Subject: Re: Boot Loader question Message-ID: <36465583.E523F26E@lmco.com> References: <199811070750.XAA00452@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Mike and Robert:
Many thanks for your responses to my message.
Mike Smith wrote:
> ...
> Ok. Have you considered something like this:
>
> set choice=1
> echo "1 - FreeBSD 2.2"
> echo "2 - FreeBSD-current"
> read -t 10 -p "Select >>" choice
> set currdev=disk${choice}s1a:
> source /boot/boot.conf2
>
> in the default boot.conf, and then the 'real' boot instructions in
> /boot/boot.conf2?
I have taken your suggestion and a have a version which boots off of wd0
(my first disk) and takes the appropriate default action when I don't
type something in. Many thanks.
> ...
> However, to help you we need to know *what* the error is.
After the latest patches available via CTM (src-cur.3611)
with the following "Id's"
$Id: boot1.s,v 1.4 1998/11/05 20:52:25 rnordier Exp $
$Id: boot2.c,v 1.13 1998/10/27 20:16:36 rnordier Exp $
I create a floppy with the following set of commands:
fdformat /dev/fd0.1440
disklabel -w -r fd0 fd1440
disklabel -B -b /boot/boot1 -s /boot/boot2 /dev/fd0
newfs rfd0 fd1440
mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
mkdir /floppy/boot
cp /boot/{boot1,boot2,loader} /floppy/boot
cd /floppy
echo boot/loader > boot.config
When I boot from this floppy I get the error message:
Read error
Hit return to reboot:
If I follow the instructions, the floppy light goes on briefly and the
"Hit return..." message is reprinted on a new line.
If I remove the floppy and hit return (error messages still on screen),
I get my usual
F1 ...
F2 ...
F3 ...
messages and everything works as expected, that is I can boot.
Robert Nordier wrote:
...
>Since you use floppies, and get reproducible errors now, it'd be great
>if you'd undertake to test the new bootblocks and let us now if the
>problem has been resolved.
...
Glad to help. Unfortunately, I live behind a very restrictive firewall
and get my updates via CTM so I am usually a day or so behind the direct
CVS paths. I will keep you posted.
Regards,
George Dinolt
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