Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 01:59:10 +1000 (EST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Paul=20Jansen?= <vlaero@yahoo.com.au> To: phils@staub.net Cc: small@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PicoBSD help - dial version Message-ID: <20000809155910.16648.qmail@web5104.mail.yahoo.com>
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Thanks for your help guys. I've managed to get a kernel.conf file on the root of my Pico floppy and it is now booting up with the right settings. I'm not getting the kernel config screen coming up now. Can anyone verify that PicoBSD built from the sources that come with the FreeBSD 4.1 distribution will fit on a 1.44 floppy? If not, will it fit if you customise the kernel? Thanks again. --- Phil Staub <phils@staub.net> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 11:45:00PM +1000, Paul > Jansen wrote: > > Well it seems that the presence of a kernel.conf > file > > in the root directory of the floppy has stopped > the > > visual kernel configuration screen coming up. It > > seems that having 'USERCONFIG' at tyhe top and > 'quit' > > at the bottom is what was needed. My problem now > is > > that I have no idea what should be in the file. > > There are commands in that file something like: > > di psm0 > di zp0 > di ze0 > di lnc0 > di le0 > di ie0 > di fe0 > di ex0 > di ep0 > di cs0 > di wt0 > di scd0 > di mcd0 > di matcdc0 > di aic0 > di aha0 > di adv0 > q > > (This is the content of my kernel.conf file on my > "big" machine.) > > Also, if you have changed port addresses, irq > settings, or dma > settings, these are in there too. Though I don't > have any examples in > my file, I think they are of the form: > > port <device> <port#> > irq <device> <interrupt#> > dma <device> <dma#> > > > When the kernel is loaded and it parses the > commands > > in my kernel.conf file the messages fly by on the > > screen so quickly. Is there any way I can pause > it so > > that I can read these messages? As the messages > fly > > Once the machine has booted, login (if your > configuration has a login > shell) and type > dmesg | more > at the prompt. This will "replay" the startup > message piped through > more. > > > > by I have noticed that it doesn't like the > commands I > > have in my file. Can someone help me with what > format > > the config commands in this file should be in? > Are > > there instructions or a reference to this any > where? > > > > Thanks, > > Paul > > > > --- Phillip Davenport > <phillipd@antares.cloudnet.com> > > wrote: > In article > > > > > > <20000807235315.17724.qmail_web5102.mail.yahoo.com@ns.sol.net> > > > you wrote: > > > > > > > I'm pretty sure that my configuration is not > being > > > > saved anywhere though. Part of the problem is > > > saving > > > > my device configuration- another part is the > > > kernel > > > > config screen popping up. > > > > > > This the undocumented /kernel.config recipe. > > > > > > Mount the dial floppy. > > > edit /kernel.config > > > insert text [without quotes] > > > 'USERCONFIG' > > > [your config commands] > > > 'quit' > > > save /kernel.config > > > > > > The USER_CONFIG setup in PicoBSD .04x doesn't > save > > > /kernel.config.. > > > > > > p > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > > http://geocities.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia & > NZ GeoCities > > - Build your own Web Site - for free! > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of > the message > > > > -- > Phil Staub, KE7HC > phils@staub.net > Unix: because reboots are for hardware upgrades _____________________________________________________________________________ http://geocities.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Australia & NZ GeoCities - Build your own Web Site - for free! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
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