From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 5 19:41:39 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A452A16A405 for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:41:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deeptech71@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37E6013C44B for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:41:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deeptech71@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 71so1095953ugh for ; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:41:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=q6tBSSncXFEBR667/h3z8piF+KcriM4vLzh6SVzGv0dKyw32V1efKYEx6tKxVi7NyAty6OQo43GI0ujgXEnqm+H/Eko/RaJqBwQb0K/bLgKi/fFtPkhNzje/LTg1+kxPmg1KMtNROY2m6gSPy9S6SO7KQgVerrQMwzoqcikGloM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=FfqYHrvfPn8nl3h0w2ZMEXu1oU8CBDr5ovwpPn/8jEuu27zBcS1p2biIG0kin+FSoH+BuedYkbEJ+V4I1QSN7HD3Stx60HyeKCzKMGJ2YHIUEKxg/8DO6AU/iWMiUXVYA0LRleFCIjU6UNZSPacKS+q9VkHwZgsmuUKR5adRRJg= Received: by 10.78.97.7 with SMTP id u7mr414545hub.1175802097872; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:41:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.123.111? ( [84.0.103.42]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id j9sm6733652mue.2007.04.05.12.41.36; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:41:37 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46155153.3080607@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:43:15 +0200 From: deeptech71@gmail.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, deeptech71@gmail.com References: <200704051719.l35HJ2ZW018555@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <200704051719.l35HJ2ZW018555@lurza.secnetix.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: what can i do with a 486? X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:41:39 -0000 Oliver Fromme wrote: > deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > > I've just tested dangerously dedicated mode, and it worked! > > Next stop: it can't load the kernel (only on the 486). > > > > --- PART OF OUTPUT: > > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf > > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x51a2e4 > > readin failed > > > > elf32_loadimage: read failed > > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x51a2e4 > > readin failed > > > > elf32_loadimage: read failed > > Unable to load a kernel! > > - > > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or press any other key for command prompt. > > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel] > > can't load 'kernel' > > Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help. > > OK > > --- END PART OF OUTPUT > > I assume that you don't have enough RAM. If I remember > correctly, your 486 machine only has 8 MB of RAM, which > is not enough to load a GENERIC kernel nowadays. You > will have to compile a smaller kernel by removing all > things that you don't need. > > Of course, you could also upgrade the RAM in that machine, > if possible. > > > I'm inputting: more /boot/kernel/kernel > > It outputs ['?' = loads of crap]: > > *** FILE /boot/kernel/kernel BEGIN *** > > ?ELF????????????????????????????????????? > > -- more -- > > Well, yes, a kernel is a binary file. It doesn't make > much sense to try to view it with "more". > > Best regards > Oliver > I just wanted to show that the kernel file can be read, is a loadable ELF, and is possibly valid. Not that i'm a comp noob :] . Imlicit question: Then why would the error be 'read failed'? (uh... 'readin' == preload (in RAM) ?)