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Date:      Wed, 04 Nov 1998 10:45:22 +0800
From:      Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>
To:        Brian Feldman <green@zone.syracuse.net>
Cc:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, Andrew Kenneth Milton <akm@zeus.theinternet.com.au>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Booting Elf Kernel 
Message-ID:  <199811040245.KAA27110@spinner.netplex.com.au>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 02 Nov 1998 11:41:22 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811021140280.13943-100000@zone.syracuse.net> 

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Brian Feldman wrote:
> Be sure to let me know when ELF kernels can autoload kld modules like the
> current a.out kernel does with lkm's.

It does now BTW..

However, libc gets in the way.. The mount_* commands look for the 
requested vfs and want to call vfsload().  IMHO, this should go.

> Brian Feldman
> 
> On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> > > Is it possible to boot an ELF kernel?
> > 
> > Ayup.  You gotta have the new boot blocks installed and /boot/loader
> > installed from the /sys/boot srcs, then set KERNFORMAT=elf in
> > /etc/make.conf and you're on your way.
> > 
> > - Jordan

Cheers,
-Peter
--
Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>   Netplex Consulting
"No coffee, No workee!" :-)



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