From owner-freebsd-current Tue Nov 3 18:46:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA01157 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:46:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from spinner.netplex.com.au (spinner.netplex.com.au [202.12.86.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA01148 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:46:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) Received: from spinner.netplex.com.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spinner.netplex.com.au (8.9.1/8.9.1/Spinner) with ESMTP id KAA27110; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:45:23 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from peter@spinner.netplex.com.au) Message-Id: <199811040245.KAA27110@spinner.netplex.com.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Brian Feldman cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , Andrew Kenneth Milton , freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Booting Elf Kernel In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 02 Nov 1998 11:41:22 EST." Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 10:45:22 +0800 From: Peter Wemm Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 Netplex Consulting "No coffee, No workee!" :-) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message