From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 10 19:10:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAA6716A40F for ; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:10:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stb@lassitu.de) Received: from koef.zs64.net (koef.zs64.net [212.12.50.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49FF343D73 for ; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:10:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stb@lassitu.de) Received: (from stb@koef.zs64.net) (authenticated) by koef.zs64.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k8AJARbi099809 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:10:27 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from stb@lassitu.de) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <3A8131D4-881E-4873-A682-543A1A88C063@lassitu.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org From: Stefan Bethke Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:10:26 +0200 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Subject: Still possible to directly boot without loader? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:10:33 -0000 I just tried to load my standard kernel from the boot blocks (instead of using loader(8)), but I either get a hang before the kernel prints anything, or a BTX halted. Is this still supposed to work in 6- stable, or has it finally disappeared? Thanks, Stefan -- Stefan Bethke Fon +49 170 346 0140