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To: Choi Jun Ho <choi.junho@jazz.snu.ac.kr>
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Subject: Re: How to make kernel boot from DOS to install? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 03 Apr 1997 22:39:10 +0900."
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Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 06:41:59 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> I don't have seen WC FreeBSD CDROMs, but it should include 
> some kind of boot image which can launch boot kernel and
> install program from DOS(using fbsdboot.exe. right?).

Right.  You can just pass it any kernel to boot, though one which has
the MFS root compiled in is necessary if you want the whole thing to
be stand-alone.

> I am currently working some kind of FreeBSD CD-ROM, so I want to
> install it from DOS with making install floppy... /usr/src/release
> seems to make boot floppies(I haven't run yet) only. How can I make
> some kernel image bootable from DOS, for installation?

The /usr/src/release stuff will also copy the MFS kernel aside during
the release build and put it in ${CHROOTDIR}/R/stage/cdrom/disc1 
(as well as ${CHROOTDIR}/R/stage/kernels).  You could grab it from
there.

					Jordan