From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed May 2 11: 8:30 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from post.mail.nl.demon.net (post-11.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78A9F37B423; Wed, 2 May 2001 11:08:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.demon.nl) Received: from [212.238.54.101] (helo=freebie.demon.nl) by post.mail.nl.demon.net with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14v131-0001yN-00; Wed, 02 May 2001 18:08:23 +0000 Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.demon.nl (8.11.3/8.11.2) id f42IClT01353; Wed, 2 May 2001 20:12:47 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 20:12:47 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Jordan Hubbard Cc: maillist@coastsight.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bootable CD IV Message-ID: <20010502201247.A1339@freebie.demon.nl> References: <20010501171919L.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> <20010502095926S.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <20010502095926S.jkh@osd.bsdi.com>; from jkh@osd.bsdi.com on Wed, May 02, 2001 at 09:59:26AM -0700 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 09:59:26AM -0700, Jordan Hubbard wrote: > From: Rick Duvall > Subject: Re: Bootable CD IV > Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 09:16:13 -0700 (PDT) > > > So, I guess my next questions is: > > > > How do create the 2.88M boot floppy image with the MFS stuff on it? I > > guess it merges somehow inside the kernel? Am I right? If so, how do i > > compile my mfs into the kernel, and what do I put in the MFS? > > In the interests of sparing my fingers, I'll simply direct you to > /usr/src/release/Makefile at this point; you can see how it builds the > mfsroot.flp bits and how it also stuffs them into a "big kernel" > for the boot.flp bits. Don't be surprised if you have to read > it about 11 times to really get the gist, but it will eventually > make sense if you have the patience. :) Good luck! Beer helps too.. -- | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands email: wilko@freebsd.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Powered by FreeBSD/alpha http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message