Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 16:13:58 -0700 From: Byron Servies <bservies@pacang.com> To: Frank Knobbe <frank@knobbe.us> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Cobalt Raq 4 (AMD) Message-ID: <20030923231358.GB1613@owl.central> In-Reply-To: <1064357787.1067.77.camel@localhost> References: <1064357787.1067.77.camel@localhost>
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On September 23, 2003 at 17:56, Frank Knobbe wrote: > Greetings, > > I've got a Cobalt Raq 4 here which is AMD (K6) based and has Linux > installed. Instead of using it as a foot stool, I'd like to put FBSD on > it and put it to real use. I'm aware of the NetBSD-on-Raq CD stuff which > only works on non Intel Raqs. > > The boot process seems to be the only hurdle. The box has Grub in the > ROM and uses it to boot /boot/vmlinux. So BSD boot sector won't fly. Take a look at: <ftp://ftp-eng.cobalt.com/pub/users/thockin/2.4/>; and see if the newer roms help out. There is a bsd boot option, but I don't know if it works or not. Byron
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