Bob Tracy wrote: > Jay Estabrook wrote: > > If you can't wait for that, you can always use BOOTP, which bypasses > > aboot entirely... :-) > > Unfortunately, that may be the only way to get past this problem in > the near term :-(. Just for grins and giggles, I retrieved the source > package for aboot-0.9b-3 and tried to build the current version, i.e., > I wanted to verify I could build what I've got before messing with > something as critical as a bootloader. > > To make a long story short, the build is broken, probably because the > tool chain has changed significantly since the last time anyone looked > at this program.
A spot of good news to report. Jay provided a pointer to the SourceForge page where the latest code lives. Retrieved that, applied the patch for 2.6.23+, changed "#include <linux/config.h>" to "#include <linux/autoconf.h>" in lib/isolib.c, and everything built properly. I'm not in front of the machine, but I'll give the new bootloader a try later today. The instructions for installing "bootlx" were pretty straightforward, and the code seems to have been written where I expected it to end up after running "swriteboot". I reckon as long as the new code works at least as well as the old, I won't have to scramble for a CD to regain boot capability :-). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Tracy | "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get [EMAIL PROTECTED] | sucked into jet engines." --Anon ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]