Subject: Re: boot blocks?
To: Eric Sentner <sentner@noc.digex.net>
From: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
List: port-alpha
Date: 06/13/1996 13:17:15
> Ok, Maybe someone can shoot me some quick advice.. I've got the latest image
> loaded on an external drive and booting fine (on a multia 233).. I'm trying
> to get it onto the internal drive from there.  I've got the disk labeled, 
> the filesystems created, the files all tarred over, but it doesn't boot.  
> I assume it is a problem with the boot blocks, so could someone give me some
> info on how to create new (working) boot blocks on it?  Thanks!

The documentation is in the obvoius place... NOT!

take a look in src/distrib/alpha/rz25dist/Makefile

You'll want a command like:

        /usr/mdec/installboot -v ${DESTDIR}/boot \
            /usr/mdec/bootxx /dev/r${DESTDISK}c

where $DESTDIR is the mount-point of your new root disk, and DESTDISK
is the disk number, e.g. sd0 or sd1.  (note that you need to use the
raw partition (i.e. 'c') of the disk...)


chris