Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 14:13:10 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: asmodai@wxs.nl (Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai) Cc: mike@smith.net.au, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bootblocks / Bootloader Message-ID: <199901031213.OAA02670@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990103123645.asmodai@wxs.nl> from Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai at "Jan 3, 99 12:36:45 pm"
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Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > On 03-Jan-99 Mike Smith wrote: > > >> I installed the new bootblocks and bootloader and it works like a > >> charm. However the directions that were given in a previous mail about > >> the steps required are enough to get it working but lack in some things > >> (which I unfortunately have no idea about how to fix, yet). > > > >> 1) I have the /boot.config file but the loader complains about /boot/ > >> boot.config, so should boot.config not be in /boot? > > > > It doesn't, as I believe I've already mentioned to you in a previous > > message. The loader reads /boot/boot.conf, which is a totally different > > animal. /boot.config is only required if you have not upgraded the > > bootblocks; it should *not* be generally used. However, if you have only a serial console attached, you may want to have serial options in /boot.config anyway (particularly for remote administration). > >> 3) I also got a complaint from the loader about another missing config > >> file which I can't remember the name from. > > > > Please quote the exact message that you get. This report is useless. > > OK, just rebooted and wrote down some things: > > > boot: > > Booting 0:da(0,a)/boot/loader @ 0x100000 > text=0x1000 data=0x1c000 bss=0x00 symbols=[0x0+0x4+0x0+0x4+0xff8c] > > Can't find file /boot/loader.config > total=0x12cf94 entry point=0x100000 > > BTX loader > > ... [looks good] > bootstrap loader revision 0.2 These messages indicate that you *don't* have the new boot blocks installed, but the old ones. -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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