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From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
Subject: Re: i386/10295: Version 3.0 and 3.1 have incompatible kernel load 
 procedures
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The following reply was made to PR i386/10295; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To: jan@janot.if.sc.usp.br
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: i386/10295: Version 3.0 and 3.1 have incompatible kernel load 
 procedures
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 10:03:20 +0900

 This is not changable. The former kernel loader was not capable of
 loading Elf kernels. Thus, you must install a new kernel loader.
 
 Incidentally, the kernel load procedures *did* change. A number of
 reasons exist for that. No further progress could be made with what
 we had.
 
 To solve your problem, enter 1:wd(1,a)/boot/loader (or just
 /boot/loader, if that works for you) to load the new third stage
 loader, which will then proceed to boot the kernel. Then issue the
 command "disklabel -B wd1" to install the new boot blocks on wd1.
 
 If new problems arise, you can contact me.
 
 jan@janot.if.sc.usp.br wrote:
 > 
 > >Number:         10295
 > >Category:       i386
 > >Synopsis:       Version 3.0 and 3.1 have incompatible kernel load procedures
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:
 > >Keywords:
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          change-request
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Sat Feb 27 16:30:00 PST 1999
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Jan Slaets
 > >Release:        3.1-RELEASE
 > >Organization:
 > University Sao Paulo (Brazil)
 > >Environment:
 > Not  available yet, since I can not boot my new 3.1 OS.
 > >Description:
 > Issuing the command 1:wd(1,a)kernel on (previous) FreeBSD bootmanagers
 > or bootfloppy (version 3.0) fails loading a 3.1 kernel, but loads the
 > 2.2.1 or 3.0 kernel on second IDE controllers.
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > >Fix:
 > 
 > >Release-Note:
 > >Audit-Trail:
 > >Unformatted:
 > 
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 --
 Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
 dcs@newsguy.com
 dcs@freebsd.org
 
 	"To make it absolutely clear: you stand on the wrong end of my
 blasters, so you better get lost before I start target practice!"
 
 


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