Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 22:31:21 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make release produces unbootable boot floppies, no boot loader, no /kernel Message-ID: <199901190631.WAA01992@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:25:40 %2B0100." <19990119072540.A2761@titan.klemm.gtn.com>
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> On Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 09:52:26PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > > Hi ! Bad news, make release still produces non bootable floppies. > > > I cvsupped yesterday evening at 8pm and did a make world and > > > make release .... > > > > > > Now I tried the boot.flp image from the ftp subdir in /R/.... > > > > > > First error message > > > No /boot/loader > > > Then the typical "boot banner" > > > 2nd error message > > > No /kernel > > > When typing ? > > > . .. kernel.gz > > > When typing kernel.gz to load this kernel > > > invalid format > > > > Of course, it's gzipped. > > > > > Well, there is _still_ something wron, believe me. > > > > The single-floppy install is broken. Use the two-floppy install as > > I've been encouraging people to do now since the 12th. > > This sounds like booting/installing from CD-ROM is currently > impossible as well ??? That's correct. We're looking at having to move to a harddisk emulation mode to get this back on track. -- \\ 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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