Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.5.1 netboot from 1.5, chicken and egg problem...
To: cpctc <cpctc@vt.edu>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/12/2001 21:25:15
On Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 09:08:44AM -0400, cpctc wrote:
> Short version:
> - Can I build a 1.5.1 kernel on a 1.5 machine?

Yes, no problems.

> - Can I boot a 1.5.1 installation with a 1.5 kernel?

I think I've done this without much problems; but in general it's not a good
idea: programs reading kernel datas may report wrong things; and worse the
C library may have syscalls not implemented in the kernel.

> - Is there a pre-compiled 1.5.1 DISKLESS kernel (binary for i386) available
> for ftp somewhere?

If you can't build one send me a kernel config file and I'll build it for
you.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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