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From: Andre Albsmeier <Andre.Albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de>
Message-Id: <199708170913.LAA09167@curry.mchp.siemens.de>
Subject: Re: Can't find boot.config/boot.help, WHY?
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970816200318.10937C-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> from Doug White at "Aug 16, 97 08:05:23 pm"
To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu (Doug White)
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 11:13:44 +0200 (CEST)
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> On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Andre Albsmeier wrote:
> 
> > i recently changed my boot drive to a 500MB IBM SCSI disk.
> > Everything works fine, but when getting started, the bootblocks
> > tell something about "Can't find file boot.config" and
> > "Can't find file boot.help"... I installed the bootblocks
> > with "disklabel -B" and everuthing works, only this message
> > confuses me a little...
> > 
> 
> You're prbably on the 2.2.2 boot blocks which were rewritten
> significantly.  Boot.config lets you set some boot-time parameters as well
> asthe location of where to boot (helpful when the boot blocks have trouble
> findnig the kernel, like in combo IDE/SCSI systems).  boot.help, I don't
> know what it does.  If you need these they might be on
> releng22.freebsd.org.

in README.serial, I found the hint about boot.config. boot.help is
apparently simply an ascii file that contains help messages...

I just wanted the confirmation that I don't miss anything and
all is OK.

Thanks

	-Andre