Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:58:00 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, adamm@visual.is.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: booting kernel from dos Message-ID: <199602270028.KAA07872@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199602262108.OAA02612@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Feb 26, 96 02:08:18 pm
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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > > Adam Mitchell stands accused of saying: > > > > > > Is there a DOS program that would allow me to execute a FreeBSD kernel > > > from a DOS partition? Something like "kload c:\kernel"??? > > > > fbsdboot.exe is on the CD and the FTP sites; it does what you want. > > I think it loads the second stage boot from a BSD partition as if it > were an MBR, then jumps to it. ... which is why there's a 2M file in the root of the 2.1 CD called 'kernel'? I don't think so 8) > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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