Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:09:41 +0100 From: Juergen Lock <nox@jelal.kn-bremen.de> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: loader hacks (was: Re: easyboot far into disk) Message-ID: <19991213220941.C8035@saturn.kn-bremen.de> In-Reply-To: <199912130021.QAA04346@mass.cdrom.com> References: <19991212155932.A1107@saturn.kn-bremen.de> <199912130021.QAA04346@mass.cdrom.com>
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On Sun, Dec 12, 1999 at 04:21:15PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > I thought rootdev was fixed a long time back. If it's not, please tell > > > > me and I'll fix it again. 8) > > > > > > Alright I finally got around testing this with a later kern.flp > > > (3.3-R actually), and it still didn't work. ... > > > > Well i played with this once more yesterday and now i know what was > > wrong: Unlike currdev, rootdev needs a `:' at the end... So either > > I'm blind or the manpage needs fixing. :) > > The manpage is probably wrong. $rootdev is obsolete and will be removed > for 4.x (if I remember). > > > I also actually started making that FAQ entry (yeah!), and then > > wondered if you could also make an automagic boot floppy for a root > > disk that is entirely invisible to the BIOS, like when its on a > > BIOS-less (but otherwise supported) SCSI controller. I didn't find > > a way to do it with the original (-stable) loader, but when i made > > this patch, > > 4.x does this differently (better) by passing in a complete identifier. > I need to update the online help and manpage for it. Ah, but that does need changes in the kernel right? The way i did it should even work with an old 2.x kernel, you just have to put it on the floppy... Regards, -- Juergen Lock <nox.foo@jelal.kn-bremen.de> (remove dot foo from address to reply) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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