From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jan 16 20:38:35 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA01655 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 16 Jan 1999 20:38:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from sliver.eddie.silk.net (eddie.silk.net [204.244.76.245]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA01650 for ; Sat, 16 Jan 1999 20:38:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eddie@silk.net) Received: from localhost (eddie@localhost) by sliver.eddie.silk.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id UAA58605; Sat, 16 Jan 1999 20:47:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eddie@silk.net) X-Authentication-Warning: sliver.eddie.silk.net: eddie owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 20:47:59 -0800 (PST) From: Eddie Lawhead X-Sender: eddie@localhost To: sporkl@ix.netcom.com cc: fbsdqs Subject: Re: Need for new bootblocks In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Spike wrote: > On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Eddie Lawhead wrote: > > > On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Spike wrote: > > > > > > > > I have a new 3.0-RELEASE ELF system, just upgraded from 2.2.8 by > > > make-out-to-elf. I have the old bootblocks installed on my hard drive, and > > > I can boot with no problems. Why would I need the new bootblocks? > > > > > > > Have you compiled your kernel as ELF? The standard 3.0R does not have an > > ELF kernel, and AFAIK make-out-to-elf will not do it. I really think you > > need the new boot blocks for an ELF kernel. > > Will they also work with an a.out kernel? > As far as I know they will. There was a page somewhere that reccomends testing the bootblock on a floppy and then putting your kernel there. I assume this is with an o.out kernel or it would be a waste of time. I did it the bad way...old backup, my first time making the world, installing the bootblocks and compiled an elf kernel all at the same time. Not reccommended...but it work great!! > > > > Eddie H. Lawhead > > > > > > > > -Spike Gronim > > > sporkl@ix.netcom.com > > > > > > > > > The majority only rules those who let them. > > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Eddie H. Lawhead FreeBSD: The Power To Serve > > Kelowna, BC, Canada http://www.FreeBSD.org > > eddie@silk.net http://www.Silk.net > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > | Silk Internet: Your Smooth Connection To The Net | > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > =-=-=-=-=-=-= Enriched, V-Card, HTML Messages > /dev/null =-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > > > > -Spike Gronim > sporkl@ix.netcom.com > > > The majority only rules those who let them. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Eddie H. Lawhead FreeBSD: The Power To Serve Kelowna, BC, Canada http://www.FreeBSD.org eddie@silk.net http://www.Silk.net ---------------------------------------------------- | Silk Internet: Your Smooth Connection To The Net | ----------------------------------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-= Enriched, V-Card, HTML Messages > /dev/null =-=-=-=-=-=-= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message