Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 16:37:21 -0500 (EST) From: Tugrul <tugrul@ianai.BlackSun.org> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Booting FreeBSD beyond the 1024th cylinder Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990111161839.5183A-100000@ianai.BlackSun.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901111521290.84303-100000@bright.fx.genx.net>
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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > have you tried OS-BSbeta? > "No Operating System" for either FreeBSD or Linux beyond the 1024th cylinder. > have you tried the newer boot blocks? i think you can do what you were > able to do in linux with the freebsd newer blocks. > None of the boot blocks understand what a elf kernel is afaik. Any tips on loading /boot/loader from a floppy, which then loads the kernel off wd0s2a? Or is /boot/loader still limited? I don't think both will fit on a floppy... lately my kernels have gotten smaller but they might grow in size again. The booting tools in general need a major update for elf, I wish I knew how to help :/ > -Alfred > Tugrul Galatali To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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