Subject: Re: How can I change kernel on boot floppy ?
To: Jaromir Dolecek <dolecek@ics.muni.cz>
From: Zdenek Salvet <salvet@horn.ics.muni.cz>
List: current-users
Date: 06/30/1998 16:30:00
> > > Well, I have a 1.3.2 (i386) system and need temporerily -current boot floppy.
> > > The most simplier way should be to get 1.3.2 boot floppy and put
> > > there -current kernel instead of 1.3.2 one. How can I do that ?
> > 
> > I've always done this:
> > 
> > vnconfig -c vnd0 boot.fs
> > mount /dev/vnd0a /mnt
> > gzip -c < netbsd > /mnt/netbsd.gz
> > umount /mnt
> > vnconfig -u vnd0
> > 
> > ...but there may be a slew of better methods.
> 
> Would it be really that simple ? I thought that netbsd.gz
> on i386 N1.3.2 boot disk is more than just a kernel.

See the Makefiles in /usr/src/distrib.

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