Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 10:22:20 -0500 (EST) From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com> To: SimsS@infi.net Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Adaptek 1542 on other ports Message-ID: <199503131522.KAA03087@hda.com> In-Reply-To: <199503131313.IAA15188@larry.infi.net> from "Pavlov's Cat" at Mar 11, 95 08:33:34 pm
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Pavlov's Cat writes: > > In response to some poor guy with Adaptec 1542 problems, Terry writes: > > At the boot prompt, instead of hitting return or just waiting, type > > /kernel -c. > > This will put you in an editor that will let you change BSD's idea > > of where the SCSI controller should be. > > Once installed this way, you will have to boot the same way each time > > or eventually rebuild your kernel. > > This has been bugging me for a while - I really appreciate the > ability to arbitrarily re-vector the hardware stuff sorta on-the-fly > like this. In fact, many times it's been the only way to get a box > up and running short of building a new kernel on another box. But... > > Why is it that if a J. Random User goes thru the drill of configuring > the plethora of non-standard locations for his misbegotten hardware > setup, must he not only remember how he got the thing to boot, but he > must also re-enter this stuff *every*flippin'*time*he*reboots*. Because the software hasn't been written? I doubt that Jordan and David are slapping themselves on the forehead now and saying "Of course! It would work better if we SAVED userconfig someplace!" Julian had a suggestion inspired by an OSF approach for some separate file that you load at boot. I'd propose a kernel-zapping ioctl that modified the on disk kernel after you were up and running if I wasn't afraid I'd get chased out of town. "-c" has helped many people get the distribution booted. It isn't fair to suggest that because it doesn't dance it shouldn't come out on stage to sing. Peter -- Peter Dufault Real Time Machine Control and Simulation HD Associates, Inc. Voice: 508 433 6936 dufault@hda.com Fax: 508 433 5267
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