Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 17:18:56 +0200 From: Maxim Sobolev <max@vega.pfts.com> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Problems with -r boot options on FreeBSD 2.7 Message-ID: <366BF1E0.F4856A7F@vega.pfts.com>
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I'm running FreeBSD-Stable 2.7 and want to build bootable system on Iomega Zip drive (parallel port). Since this drive doesn't support direct booting, I created bootup floopy disk using fixit floppy image from distribution. I put my custom kernel on this floppie compiled with option "config kernel root on da0c", where da0c is my Zip Drive interface. So I put other system files on zip, connect it all and try to boot my floppy. First time it didn't working and after spending some time on reading man I found that I need to specify "-r" option on boot prompt (this option tells the kernel to mount as / partition specified on compile time rather than fd0 from which it actually booted). Ok it works now, however when I try to automate this process by creating boot.config file on my floppy with line "fd(0,a)kernel -r" this does nothing i.e. kernel after that defaulting to fd0c instead of da0c. Any glue? Maxim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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