Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 08:18:39 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: John Saunders <john.saunders@nlc.net.au> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Booting -current with new loader Message-ID: <36A512CF.370F4E1E@newsguy.com> References: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990120092610.18298B-100000@nhj.nlc.net.au>
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John Saunders wrote: > > I have had no success in booting -current with the new loader. I can boot > the kernel directly by entering 1:wd(2,a)/kernel at the boot prompt. > However if I enter either 1:wd(1,a)/boot/loader (the default) or > 1:wd(2,a)/boot/loader I get the loader started but the kernel won't boot. > The the second case commands like source and ls don't work unless I set > currdev=disk2s1a: and then it works. I have tried setting rootdev to lots > of things but the kernel _always_ tried to mount wd1s1a as the root > filesystem. It seems to ignore the rootdev flag. The kernel has been built > with "config kernel root on wd2" but even this is ignored. You failed to mention your disk configuration... -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com If you sell your soul to the Devil and all you get is an MCSE from it, you haven't gotten market rate. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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