Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:23:26 +0000 From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libdisk write_alpha_disk.c Message-ID: <200211080923.26906.dfr@nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.20021107094208.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <XFMail.20021107094208.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thursday 07 November 2002 2:42 pm, John Baldwin wrote: > On 07-Nov-2002 John Baldwin wrote: > > jhb 2002/11/07 06:39:22 PST > > > > Modified files: > > lib/libdisk write_alpha_disk.c > > Log: > > Get this closer to working. The Write_Disk() function's for loop > > needed to use the same start condition as the i386 version. However, > > since Alpha's only have one fake "slice" from sysinstall's perspectiv= e we > > don't need to use a loop, but can just write out the BSD label in the > > first fake "slice". > > Unfortunately a newly installed disk does not boot, however. *sigh* Does it load the bootstrap at all? If not, then its almost certainly just= the=20 checksum being wrong. If it tries to load the bootstrap then crashes,=20 probably the field pointing to the bootstrap is wrong. --=20 Doug Rabson=09=09=09=09Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com =09=09=09=09=09Phone: +44 20 8348 6160 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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