Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:29:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Paul Herman <pherman@frenchfries.net> To: "Wendell E. Beall Jr" <ebeall@usa.alcatel.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fbsdboot.exe Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009080923400.276-100000@bagabeedaboo.security.at12.de> In-Reply-To: <39B7892C.C5173BD@usa.alcatel.com>
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On Thu, 7 Sep 2000, Wendell E. Beall Jr wrote: > Can anyone tell me what <fbsdboot.exe> is for, why the > kernel on the live cd will not work with it (error is invalid > format), and are there any docs for this on the PowerPak CDs? I > just want to boot the Kernel from MS-DOS "command prompt only." > Any help is appreciated. It used to boot a.out kernels but has been retired, and won't be included in any more releases after 4.1. This has been discussed before; check the mail archives, I remember them saying that booting ELF kernels from DOS is a whole other ball of wax, is very difficult and won't be supported anytime in the near future. -Paul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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