> I can build 9pcf.gz and put it on a floppy and the new kernel with my > changes will boot, and see the sata bus. But the floppy root system is > missing those components, therefore it won't get to a working system. > > Is there a way I can boot the floppy kernel but use the CD's root fs?
The kernel that knows how to read the CD is called 9pccd.gz. Copy it to a boot floppy, boot the floppy, and at the 9load boot from: prompt, type fd0!9pccd.gz. Russ
