From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 20 16:17:11 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3FAA16A4DA for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:17:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matteo@freebsd.org) Received: from vsmtp1.tin.it (vsmtp1.tin.it [212.216.176.141]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7714543D45 for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:17:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from matteo@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.krapfengeist (87.2.179.190) by vsmtp1.tin.it (7.2.072.1) id 44C8F11B00DE0EEF for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:17:10 +0200 Received: from localhost.krapfengeist (rionda@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.krapfengeist (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id k7KGH90d001158 for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:17:09 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from matteo@freebsd.org) Received: (from rionda@localhost) by localhost.krapfengeist (8.13.7/8.13.7/Submit) id k7KGH8tA001157 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:17:08 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from matteo@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.krapfengeist: rionda set sender to matteo@freebsd.org using -f Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:17:08 +0200 From: Matteo Riondato To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060820161708.GA984@krapfengeist> Mail-Followup-To: Matteo Riondato , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 Subject: About loader(8) forth X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:17:12 -0000 Hi folks, I'm trying to understand how the loader forth works to see if it's possible to develop something similar to knoppix boot menu and use it for FreeSBIE. Just to have a try, I replaced /boot/beastie.4th with file a containing only: ." Welcome to FreeSBIE" exit then I deleted the line mentioning beastie-start from /boot/loader.rc and rebooted my machine. I wanted the machine to print "Welcome to FreeSBIE" and then escape to loader prompt. Saying it didn't work is probably not enough. I got an error message saying "Compile failed" followed by some codes I didn't had the time to copy because my machine auto-rebooted. I must admit I'm a forth newbie. What so important id I miss? Any hint that will make me proceed in the correct direction will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance Best regards -- Matteo Riondato FreeBSD Committer (http://www.freebsd.org) G.U.F.I. Staff Member (http://www.gufi.org) FreeSBIE Developer (http://www.freesbie.org)