Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 00:52:51 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: rnordier@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: New ELF+aout i386 bootblocks Message-ID: <199809272252.AAA00211@ceia.nordier.com>
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Features: o Boot both a.out and ELF kernels You can install an ELF kernel now, but boot an aout kernel if necessary, without changing the bootblocks. o Boot from any slice Supports multiple bootable FreeBSD slices on the same disk. This is all-new code (not derived from biosboot) and was really written as a test case for BTX, the "boot extender" developed to support the forthcoming 3-stage boot code (/sys/boot/*). The code is made available mostly to encourage testing of a BTX-hosted application while the new loader code is still in preparation. Most of the current boot1/boot2 (biosboot) functionality and syntax is supported. EDD (boot above cylinder 1023) support may be added later, if space permits. The code requires a fairly recent elf -current to compile, but binaries are included. http://www.freebsd.org/~rnordier/btxboot-0.8.0.tar.gz -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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