Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 03:16:24 -0700 (PDT) From: eduardo.viruena@esfm.ipn.mx To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: kern/20212: "aout" kernel in version 4.0 / Netboot programs for "elf" kernels Message-ID: <20000727101624.053C637B6DA@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 20212 >Category: kern >Synopsis: "aout" kernel in version 4.0 / Netboot programs for "elf" kernels >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 27 03:20:02 PDT 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Eduardo Viruena Silva >Release: FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE >Organization: ESFM - IPN >Environment: FreeBSD server.mydomain 4.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE #0: Fri Jul 14 20:34:10 CDT 2000 root@Isabeau.esfm.ipn.mx:/usr/src/sys/compile/eviruena i386 >Description: Netboot programs only work with "aout" kernels, and it is not possible create an "aout" kernel in version 4.0. A kernel in this format is necessary for diskless boot process. In previous versions of FreeBSD, the line: makeoptions KERNFORMAT=aout could be included in the kernel configuation, but now this option is meaningless for FreeBSD4.0 >How-To-Repeat: Follow the steps for creating a diskless system. [ you can find the tutorial for doing this in: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~fsmp/HomeAuto/diskless/net_dl23.html ] Try to load the kernel with any of the netboot programs, and you will get the following error message: Loading /kernel... Bad executable format! >Fix: Somebody has to create a "netboot" program that handles "elf" kernels. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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