Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 14:43:45 -0500 (EST) From: Howard Goldstein <hgoldste@bbs.mpcs.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pnp setup and new elf kernel loader Message-ID: <14003.24817.506759.141685@penny.south.mpcs.com> In-Reply-To: <199901301845.KAA00984@dingo.cdrom.com> References: <14003.1921.346810.883300@penny.south.mpcs.com> <199901301845.KAA00984@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Mike Smith writes:
> >
> > What's the proper drill for doing the pnp enabling with the new elf
> > loader?
> >
> > Neither boot prompt appears to digest the handy
> > pnp 1 0 enable etc....
> >
> > string that used to work with the a.out loader.
>
> No loader ever processed these strings; they're handled by userconfig
> in the kernel.
Thank you, I wasn't aware of that. I apologize for my lack of
precision and clarity. Before the upgrade I'd entered the configs via
the a.out loader; where they went afterwards wasn't a concern (until
now :-)
> > Is this technique going to cut it?
>
> Why not *try* it and *see*?
I kind of wanted to avoid putting this system into a state where I'd
have to figure out how to hook up a drive to it again for ye olde
fixit floppy.
{Thank you John Preisler for the info and sample, including bonus
info getting the splash screen}
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