use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem

2005-01-26 Thread 刘 扬
Hi,sorry to bother you^-^ I have a problem about the loader of freebsd 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. But when I use grub to transfer freebsd loa

Re: use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem

2005-01-26 Thread M. Warner Losh
: 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... Warner _

Re: use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem

2005-01-26 Thread Dan Nelson
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 an

Re: use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem

2005-01-26 Thread Kamal R. Prasad
Is it possible to load the loader on redboot, then have the loader tftp the kernel over ethernet? thanks -kamal --- Dan Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 harddi

Re: use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem

2005-01-26 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Jan 26), Kamal R. Prasad said: > Is it possible to load the loader on redboot, then > have the loader tftp the kernel over ethernet? There is a PXE version of the loader (pxeboot) that will load a kernel from tftp or nfs, but it requires a dhcp server to get the server's IP an

Re: use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem

2005-01-27 Thread 刘 扬
Dan Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "M. Warner Losh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:30:48 -0600 In the last episode (Jan 26), M. Warne