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Subject: Re: boot floppy: trying again
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:49:57 -0400
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Why do you need to redo the kernel? Your supposed to leave the kernel as it
is :)

-- Jonathan M. Slivko

Jonathan M. Slivko - optix@nyc.rr.com - jmslivko@datasyrge.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ugen" <ugen@xonix.com>
To: "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu>
Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: boot floppy: trying again


> And again - i have boot floppies made out of images boot.flp and
> mfsroot.flp. I am compiling a new kernel (on some other FreeBSD box),
> gzipping it and replacing the kernel on boot floppy with this new kernel.
> This new kernel panicks as soon as it begins to load. This same new kernel
> does not panick when booted from the harddrive.
> Question - what if anything should i configure so that kernel will boot
from
> the floppy (and in particular from the modified boot.flp)
>
> Any takers?
> --Ugen
>
> "G. Jason Middleton" wrote:
>
> > what is your question?  how to make boot floppies?
> >
> > not worded very well.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Ugen wrote:
> >
> > > Ok, so nobody knows much :)))
> > > Let's make it a simpler question - is there anything out of ordinary
that has
> > > to be configured for an installation floppt kernel (to boot from
floppy, read mfs_root
> > > and go into sysinstall)?
> > > --Ugen
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> > G. Jason Middleton
> >
> >
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