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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

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