On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:18 AM, erik quanstrom<quans...@quanstro.net> wrote: >> boot: can't connect to file server: '#S/sdD0' file does not exist >> panic: boot process died: unknown >> panic: boot process died: unknown >> dumpstack disabled >> cpo0: exiting > > fixed. you should now be able to boot from the cd regardless > of which port you've plugged it into sdE5 should be fine. > >> I recall reading that the CD is otherwise identical to the "stock" >> version. So, if I recompile the kernel, it'll break, right? What >> utterances do I need to enter in order to rebuild the kernel as it >> appears on the 9atom cd? > > so, while i recommend that the contrib packages be used instead, > after some thought and a few hrs of quality time removing half-finished > bits, i packaged up the source used to build the 9atom kernels. > ftp://ftp.quanstro.net/other/kernel.mkfs.bz2 > to extract to the current directory > bunzip2 < kernel.mkfs.bz2 | disk/mext -d . > if anyone objects to this being out there, i'll just remove it. > > off the top of my head, this kernel has the following little > bits in addition to tje contrib packages: > - jumbo frames, used with aoe (#l0/ether0/mtu), > - /dev/cputemp on modern amd and intel processors, > - kbd led control, repluggable ps/2 mice, cec console server, > - console on non-onboard serial lines, turning serial console on/off, > - pat, > - /dev/nomp (mp irqs off), and /dev/mpirq (irqs turned on), > > the kernel you build will *still* be a little different than mine > because of some changes to libauthsrv i made. these differences > are in the patch "readnvram" that allow nvram to be on any sd > device. this is particularly useful for ahci laptops that may have > sdE2 (cdrom) and sdE3 (hd). while they could have been added > to the big array in libauthsrv.c/nvram, i found it hard to manage. > Does this include the cd writer bug fixed that we had recently? Will i break my installation if I do replica/pull?
I dont know how much work it would be, I have always felt the openbsd way of releasing snapshot seems very effective and replica + contrib will make the whole process even more effective. -- http://www.fernski.com
