Re: use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem
From: Kamal R. Prasad (kamalpr_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/26/05
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:49:30 -0800 (PST) To: hackers@freebsd.org
Is it possible to load the loader on redboot, then
have the loader tftp the kernel over ethernet?
thanks
-kamal
--- Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> wrote:
> In the last episode (Jan 26), M. Warner Losh said:
> > : I put loader,kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an
> ext2(dos) file system
> > : on harddisk,and want to directly use grub or use
> grub and freebsd
> > : loader(or other manner?) to boot the system.
> >
> > You'll need to add support to libstand to read
> ext2 and/or DOS file
> > systems. That's the first step...
>
> Libstand already supports both, and they are
> included into /boot/loader
> ( see the file_system[] array in
> /sys/boot/i386/loader/conf.c ), so it
> should be able to boot off of both filessytems just
> fine.
>
> --
> Dan Nelson
> dnelson@allantgroup.com
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