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List:       freebsd-hackers
Subject:    Re: ELF kernel questions
From:       Robert Nordier <rnordier () nordier ! com>
Date:       1998-09-30 19:38:59
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Larry S. Lile wrote:
> 
> What does it take to build and boot from an elf kernel?  I actually
> have need for an elf'd kernel.  I would be happy to RTFM but I can't
> seem to find it.  Also does it need the 3-stage boot? and how do I
> do that if neccesary.

Depending on the options defined, it may build straight off, or may
need a tweak (such as including <machine/asnames.h> when last I
checked).

I believe the latest version of the new i386 loader is now functional
and can probably be expected to be loading ELF kernels any day now.

In the meantime, you could use

    http://www.freebsd.org/~rnordier/btxboot-0.8.1.tar.gz

which will boot kernels in either format.

I believe there was also some modified-for-ELF standard boot code
posted to the lists around a month ago.

-- 
Robert Nordier

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