Re: [PATCH] a.out kernel loader

[walt <wa1ter@myrealbox.com>]

Bean wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2008 8:24 PM, walt<wa1ter@myrealbox.com>  wrote:
>> Sorry, I gave you incomplete information.  I can use 'multiboot' to load
>> the netbsd from any kind of fs, but it makes no difference:  'boot' then
>> causes the machine to reboot instantly.  The same applies to aout:  I
>> can aout load from any fs, but then 'boot' make the machine hang.  The
>> type of fs makes no difference.
>>
>> I can still 'chainload +1' or 'linux' successfully.
>>
>> All of the above applies to the latest grub2 from cvs with your most
>> recent ufs and aout patches applied.
>
> in this case, the ufs driver should be ok.
>
> btw, do you remember to apply the multiboot patch ? you can also make
> a qemu image for me to test.

Aha!  I forgot the multiboot patch :o(  Now I can multiboot netbsd from
any filesystem and it 'just works'.  Most excellent, thank you!

Sadly, 'aout /boot/loader' still hangs when I type 'boot'.  The loader
is obviously probing the floppy drive because I can hear it seeking just
like it does when the machine reboots.  This is not what happens when
/boot/loader is working normally -- it should immediately load the kernel
from the hard disk with no additional hardware probing.

Let me know if I can give you any more info.