Subject: Re: dmesg from B180L
To: Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com>
From: Jochen Kunz <jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
List: port-hp700
Date: 08/27/2005 09:31:50
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:25:45 -0700
Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think this is actually a 2.0.2 kernel with a -current bootloader, is
> that why the kernel is showing itself to be current? I could have made
> a mistake and used a current kernel, but I think this was a 2.0.2
> kernel when I did mkboot to make it bootable.
The boot loader can't influence the kernel version. When the kernel
reports:
> NetBSD 3.99.3 (GENERIC) #1: Sun May  1 13:18:06 PDT 2005
then it is -current.

> For kicks, this machine is booting from an NEC Mobilepro 880 from a
> USB pen drive as root and a USB ethernet adapter as well.
You get geek points for this! ;-)

> So far the machine doesn't work, but that's likely because it's 2.0.2
> which is old. I need to build from -current and try again.
Note that the hp700 port still has sone bugs and is still experimental.
So ...
--=20


tsch=FC=DF,
       Jochen

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