Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:31:05 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com> Cc: Vincent Ramos <vince@natserv.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing freebsd Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970213222957.612E-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <9702132055.AA14263@gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com>
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On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, Marty Leisner wrote: > Wouldn't it be easier to copy the linux method of selecting the root > device with rdev when its built into the kernel? Isn't that what you're doing when you modify the 'kernel' line? I'm not familiar with kernel internals so don't get too technical :) > Is there a way to specify simple boot options (like root filesystem) > without having to rebuild the kernel? >From the Boot: prompt. The bootblocks don't currently save any information. I believe this is changing, but you'd have to ask hackers@freebsd.org. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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