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Re: netboot install of current



On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 07:28:11AM -0700, John Nemeth wrote:
> On Sep 18,  8:01am, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> }
> } so, how is one supposed to do a netboot install of NetBSD current these
> } days ? I'm doing:
> } load tftp:miniroot.kmod
> } boot tftp:netbsd
> } 
> } with i386 GENERIC, the kernel can't exec init because it doesn't have
> } EXEC_ELF32 included. With MONOLITHIC, the kernel doesn't mount the
> 
>      The obvious answer here is "load tftp:exec_elf32.kmod"

how much modules do we need to load to do an install (it's not so easy to
type ...)
Also I find it a bit silly to not have this built in by default, when this is
the native exec format ...

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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