Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 09:31:04 -0500 (CDT) From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> To: Len Conrad <lconrad@Go2France.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: kernal floppy boot doesn't Message-ID: <199906111431.JAA71537@beowulf.utmb.edu> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.56.19990611143807.00a69a20@go2france.com> References: <519E4F1A60BCD211AC6100805FEA7ACA03505A@SWCC2> <4.2.0.56.19990611143807.00a69a20@go2france.com>
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If you made a 3.1-R boot floppy, that will likely fail unless the kernel you are trying to boot is built from 3.1-R sources. /boot/loader and /kernel need to be version matched. Bud Dodson Len Conrad writes: > > >Trying to build a dedicated ipfilter/ipnat machine between DMZ and private > >network, using a Pentium 100 someting, retiring Win95. > > BIOS doesn't support cdrom boot, so created a fbsd 3.1-R boot diskette > using the "dd if=/cdrom/etc" command from Lehey book, dd seems to complete > successfully. > > But two different diskettes fail to boot with: > > zf_read: fill error > elf_load exec: archsw.readin failed > cant load kernel. > > and give a command prompt. > > Help, > Len > -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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