Subject: Re: What kernel am I using?
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
From: Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 07/14/2004 15:14:33
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:06:09 -0700, Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ahh yes, I totally forgot that I set update_motd=NO, according to some
> instructions somewhere. Oops.
> 
> But back to the point of what kernel is actually booting, I think it's
> netbsd.gz. I had forgotten to make a vmlinux.gz file from this kernel,
> and it still booted into my new kernel. Isn't it true that each one of
> these machines wants to boot a different kernel file (according to the
> firmware)? The FAQ seems to be geared toward a Raq2, not a Qube2, so I
> was wondering if maybe the Qube was trying to boot netbsd.gz... If I
> recall correctly I didn't create the vmlinux.gz file and it still
> booted the correct kernel, implying that it's actually using
> netbsd.gz. I guess this is more of a question for the guy that made
> the restore CD than anyone else, but I'll play with it and see what
> happens.
> 
> I have been RTFMing, but I'm just slow sometimes... If nothing else
> these mistakes I'm making are becoming more searchable for less vocal
> slow people :)
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Andy

To reply to myself, the FM is actually correct even though it implies
it's for a Raq2. The Qube2 does want to boot vmlinux.gz. Just
verified.

Andy