Subject: Re: Second Query - How to put boot blocks on Multia?
To: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
From: John C. Hayward <John.C.Hayward@wheaton.edu>
List: port-alpha
Date: 09/26/1996 23:23:57
On Thu, 26 Sep 1996, Chris G Demetriou wrote:
> 
> You could also have looked in the mailing list archives.  (Remembering
> that I'd answered this before, i looked there.  The question has been
> answered 4 times, at least.)
Thanks for your patience.  I should have thought to look there.  Since
joining the alpha port list I did not remember it being asked.  It 
worked like a charm!

Maybe this information could be put in the README file of the distribution.
johnh...

> 
> Anyway, here it is again:
> 
> 	(assuming that the disk (e.g. "sd1") you're wanting to make
> 	bootable is {DISK} and that its root partition is mounted
> 	on ${MNT})
> 	
> 	cd /usr/mdec
> 	cp boot ${MNT}
> 	sync
> 	sync
> 	/usr/mdec/installboot -v ${MNT}/boot ./bootxx /dev/${DISK}c
> 
> 
> 
> cgd