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From: "Donald J . Maddox" <dmaddox@conterra.com>
To: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>
Cc: "Joerg B. Micheel" <joerg@krdl.org.sg>,
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Subject: Re: Using /boot.config
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On Tue, Mar 02, 1999 at 03:23:57PM +0200, Robert Nordier wrote:
> Joerg B. Micheel wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I know, this is still in transit state, but I need boot configuration
> > for some project and I can't make boot.config do what I want, which is:
> > 
> > load kernel
> > load somemodule
> > autoboot/boot
> > 
> > When I read the help file and I test it in manual command line, everything
> > works as expected. However, putting those commands into the script lets
> > boot grok with either "No boot" or "No somemodule". When I explictely
> > give it "boot kernel" it will overwrite the previously loaded things and
> > start from scratch.
> > 
> > Any fix ? Thanks.
> > 	Joerg
> 
> Unless 'boot.config' is just a typo, you're using the wrong file.  Try
> editing /boot/loader.rc.

A quick look at the source shows that /boot/boot.conf will work fine, too,
which is lucky for me, since that's what I'm using :-)  Is /boot/boot.conf
deprecated?


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