Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 00:02:33 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make release produces unbootable boot floppies, no boot loader, no /kernel Message-ID: <39679.916732953@zippy.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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I've been taking the last few days off, but I intend to get to this this week and fix whatever's broken. Don't panic. :) > 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 ??? > > Andreas /// > > -- > Andreas Klemm http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~andreas > What gives you 90% more speed, for example, in kernel compilation ? > http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~fsmp/SMP/akgraph-a/graph1.html > "NT = Not Today" (Maggie Biggs) ``powered by FreeBSD SMP'' > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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