Subject: Re: Boot problem - Error no operating system on SATA drive
To: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
From: Peter Hardman <peter@ssbg.zetnet.co.uk>
List: port-i386
Date: 09/14/2006 10:41:27
On 14 Sep 2006 at 0:17, Lubomir Sedlacik wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 10:38:08PM +0100, Peter Hardman wrote:
> > The cd doesn't have hexdump, and mounting the /usr slice and running
> > from there, (or from hexdump on a floppy)  hexdump fails with a syntax
> > error - I guess it must need something else beside the executable.
> > I'll look into it later.
> 
> naturally, it needs the shared libraries which are on your disk since
> the installation environment itself is static.  you could just mount the
> disk partitions and chroot into the / directory of your hard drive.
> 
> 
Oh, OK. I just assumed the install code would be linked dynamic.
But I've run hexdump from the IDE drive now.
> regards,
> 
> -- 
> -- Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@{NetBSD,Xtrmntr,silcnet}.org>   --
> 

Peter Hardman
Breeder of Shetland sheep and cattle