Subject: Re: can the -current sparc booter boot both a.out and elf kernels?
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@tac.nyc.ny.us>
List: port-sparc
Date: 07/15/2000 20:50:00
In article <v04220813b59661a24d61@[216.240.40.200]>,
Erik E. Fair <fair@clock.org> wrote:
> I'm *finally* converting some of my sparc systems to -current for 
> testing, and that means converting from a.out to ELF. The old booter 
> will not boot an ELF kernel. But will the new one boot both an ELF 
> kernel and an a.out kernel? That way, I can install the new booter, 
> and test both new and old kernels...
> 
> This should be in the sparc FAQ. It's not the last question we're 
> going to get about a.out to ELF conversion.
> 

Yes the bootloader can boot both a.out and ELF.

christos