Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 00:31:19 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: matthew@wolfepub.com (Matthew Hagerty) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.0-Release /boot/loader for ELF kernel Message-ID: <199901232231.AAA14600@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990123153652.00a257b0@firebat.wolfepub.com> from Matthew Hagerty at "Jan 23, 99 03:48:17 pm"
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Matthew Hagerty wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I was under the impression that 3.0-Release was an ELF system? I was just
> compiling a custom kernel and received a message that said I should ensure
> my /boot/loader can handle the ELF kernel. I cannot boot from the kernel I
> compiled but I can boot from kernel.GENERIC, so should I do the ELF
> /boot/loader upgrade on my 3.0-Release system?
>
> Thanks,
> Matthew
Yes, you should. The default 3.0R bootstrap was capable of handling
only kernels in a.out format. For information about updating your
boot blocks see
http://www.freebsd.org/~rnordier/boot.txt
and there's information about a transition to ELF-format kernels at
http://www.freebsd.org/~peter/elfday.html
--
Robert Nordier
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