Subject: Re: booting from CD
To: None <mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: port-pmax
Date: 03/30/2000 12:53:36
mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:

> After I made the image, I did (on pmax):
> 
> installboot -v image.iso bootxx_cd9660
> 
> then on an alpha
> 
> installboot -vs image.iso bootxx_cd9660
> 
> There is a kernel called "netbsd.pmax" in the root partition.
> 
> Any thoughts?  

Do you have a "boot.pmax" in the root partition as well?  bootxx_cd9660
only knows enough to look for "boot.pmax" - it's "boot.pmax" that
does the work of loading the kernel itself.


BTW, you should be able to type just

	boot 5/rz5

The default kernel name is "netbsd.pmax".

Simon.