Ok, but it was REALLY hard to get a good file "netboot.sym".
Makefile is broken under 1.4.2 (I don't try under current). Try the
following :
make cleandir
rm *.o
rm netboot.*
make depend
make netboot.sym

It doesn't work for me. I should do a "make", then "rm netboot.*", then
"make netboot.sym". Otherwise, then file produced by "make" doesn't have
symbols and installboot refuse to write it on floppy.
Now, I should try the image. Thanks.

Sorry for my email address.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Gillham" <gillhaa@ghost.whirlpool.com>
To: "Andrew Gillham" <gillhaa@ghost.whirlpool.com>
Cc: "Eric Delcamp" <e.delcamp_NOSPAM@wanadoo.fr>; <port-i386@netbsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: How to put a boot loader on a floppy ?


> Andrew Gillham writes:
> > Perhaps we've got version skew.
> > I'm using -current, and the following _works_, I just tested it.
> > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rfd0a bs=512 count=512
> > # disklabel -r -w fd0a floppy3
> > # newfs fd0a
> > # installboot netboot.sym /dev/rfd0a
> >
> > The resulting floppy boots and attempts to initialize my network card.
> > If you are using something else (1.4.2?) perhaps the netboot.sym that
> > is generated by "make netboot.sym" is different.  I'll test it on my
> > 1.4.2 machine in a few.
>
> This also works with 1.4.2.  I tested building the image on vnd0, and
> then writing to my floppy, but essentially it is the same.
>
> Could you remind us of the steps you're taking to build your floppy?
>
> -Andrew
>
> PS. I think posting with a forged email address is inappropriate.
>     If you don't want your address spammed, use one of the redirectors
>     like 'writeme.com' or whatever.