From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 5 17:19:10 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0898B16A402 for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 17:19:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [83.120.8.8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70FD113C448 for ; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 17:19:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (atmzeb@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l35HJ2mY018556; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:19:08 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id l35HJ2ZW018555; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:19:02 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from olli) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:19:02 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <200704051719.l35HJ2ZW018555@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, deeptech71@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <46151BD6.3060603@gmail.com> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-chat User-Agent: tin/1.8.2-20060425 ("Shillay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/4.11-STABLE (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:19:08 +0200 (CEST) Cc: Subject: Re: what can i do with a 486? X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, deeptech71@gmail.com List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:19:10 -0000 deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > I've just tested dangerously dedicated mode, and it worked! > Next stop: it can't load the kernel (only on the 486). > > --- PART OF OUTPUT: > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x51a2e4 > readin failed > > elf32_loadimage: read failed > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x51a2e4 > readin failed > > elf32_loadimage: read failed > Unable to load a kernel! > - > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or press any other key for command prompt. > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel] > can't load 'kernel' > Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help. > OK > --- END PART OF OUTPUT I assume that you don't have enough RAM. If I remember correctly, your 486 machine only has 8 MB of RAM, which is not enough to load a GENERIC kernel nowadays. You will have to compile a smaller kernel by removing all things that you don't need. Of course, you could also upgrade the RAM in that machine, if possible. > I'm inputting: more /boot/kernel/kernel > It outputs ['?' = loads of crap]: > *** FILE /boot/kernel/kernel BEGIN *** > ?ELF????????????????????????????????????? > -- more -- Well, yes, a kernel is a binary file. It doesn't make much sense to try to view it with "more". Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "That's what I love about GUIs: They make simple tasks easier, and complex tasks impossible." -- John William Chambless