> 
> 
> >From: Stephen Degler SYSTEMS-ADMIN Admin NY x9476 <sdegler@swaps-comm.ml.com>
> >Received: (sdegler@localhost) by table.ndswaps.ml.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id SAA20805 for port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG; Wed, 8 Mar 1995 18:10:16 -0500
> >Message-Id: <199503082310.SAA20805@table.ndswaps.ml.com>
> >Subject: which binaries ??
> >To: port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG
> 
> 
> >Hi,
> 
> >I was able to boot a DS3100 using the valentines day kernel, but it
> >seemed that I had to use binaries from stanford, not netbsd.org.  When
> >I tried to boot with them, the exec of init would fail.  Can anyone
> >shed some light on this?
> 
> I've been working too hard and my memory is fuzzy, but:
> perhaps it's an a.out vs. ELF problem.  I still use `native' NetBSD
> a.out binaries. 
> 
> It's possible that the kernel on Gregorio.Stanford.EDU was built
> *before* Ted Lemon's changes to support ELF binaries were completely
> merged into the NetBSD kernel.  This seems unlikely, though: more
> likely the kernel on Gregorio doesn't support 4.4bsd a.out binaries.
> 
> Personally, I've had no problems with the a.out binaries, except of
> course for the  FP bugs biting gawk and pow().
> I guess I should just bite the bullet and update my toolset to ELF.
> 
> If anyone who had problems with the bootblocks on Gregorio
> could  try yesterday's bootblocks, they'll get much more informative
> error messages. The bootblocks should work with either set of binaries.
> 

I was using Valentine's kernel with elf binary set with no greater problems
on my 5k/240.

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					J.F.Ch.


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