Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:17:36 -0600 From: Tom Jackson <toj@gorilla.net> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is it soup yet? :-) Message-ID: <19981111161736.A2411@TOJ.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811110857490.10145-100000@picnic.mat.net>; from Chuck Robey on Wed, Nov 11, 1998 at 09:02:11AM -0500 References: <9940.910772319@zippy.cdrom.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811110857490.10145-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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On Wed, Nov 11, 1998 at 09:02:11AM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > > Trouble is, with old bootblocks, that "drop boot.conf" trick doesn't > work, it just hangs. To get the elf kernel booted, you have to update > the bootblocks, *then* they can use both. Julian's request is dead as > it stands, you can't do that. To get the elf kernel, you need newer > bootblocks, which is why I suggested detecting the old ones, and maybe > refusing to install an elf kernel. > Question to you Chuck. Does issuing '/boot/loader' at the boot: prompt work and have you tried boot.config (!boot.conf) with the /boot/loader in it? -- Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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