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Date:      Thu, 31 Dec 1998 16:49:11 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@visi.com>
Cc:        "FreeBSD-Current" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ELF Kernel and /boot/loader 
Message-ID:  <199901010049.QAA00619@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 31 Dec 1998 11:05:43 CST." <000001be34df$ccff7e40$0264a8c0@rover.mn.mediaone.net> 

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>     How do I get my ELF kernel to boot.  I was able to install it OK, and I
> told it to load "/boot/loader" at the prompt, but the kernel loaded and then
> went into a panic when it couldn't mount the root partition.  Can anybody
> send me some simple instructions on how to boot the ELF kernel?

You need to supply (many) more details.  It's likely that you're 
booting from an IDE or SCSI disk that's not the first disk in your 
system, but you will need to detail your exact previous boot process to 
determine this.

-- 
\\  Sometimes you're ahead,       \\  Mike Smith
\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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