From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 17 12:08:23 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1826F10656BC for ; Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:08:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from avg@icyb.net.ua) Received: from citadel.icyb.net.ua (citadel.icyb.net.ua [212.40.38.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38A1D8FC1B for ; Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:08:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from avg@icyb.net.ua) Received: from odyssey.starpoint.kiev.ua (alpha-e.starpoint.kiev.ua [212.40.38.101]) by citadel.icyb.net.ua (8.8.8p3/ICyb-2.3exp) with ESMTP id OAA12324; Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:08:00 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from avg@icyb.net.ua) Message-ID: <499AA897.3020703@icyb.net.ua> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:07:51 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090110) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Daniel O'Connor" References: <200902171125.24160.nick@van-laarhoven.org> <499A9C47.4070602@icyb.net.ua> <200902172230.25492.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> In-Reply-To: <200902172230.25492.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-U Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: booting/loading a tool, not kernel 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: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:08:26 -0000 on 17/02/2009 14:00 Daniel O'Connor said the following: > On Tuesday 17 February 2009 21:45:19 Andriy Gapon wrote: >> on 17/02/2009 12:25 Nick Hibma said the following: >>> You are aware of nextboot(8)? That you could use to specify the 'kernel' >>> to load on next boot. >>> >>> Also boot.config(5) might be of use. >> Thanks a lot, these are very useful. >> But I am still thinking about an interactive menu where I could e.g. >> press '9' to go to "Utilities" and then could select memtest86 or >> memtest2009 or cputest :-) > > That would be very handy IMO. > > What file do you use to run memtest etc? > Stephan Eisvogel shared his work on memtest86+ for FreeBSD. https://www.seitics.de/?e=47 I am now trying to make a minimalistic port out of his work. I mean - all the features that he added are very useful, but I want to get "official" memtest86+ and/or memtest86 ported with minimal changes. -- Andriy Gapon