use loader to load kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an ext2 filesystem

[Kamal R. Prasad]

Is it possible to load the loader on redboot, then
have the loader tftp the kernel over ethernet?

thanks
-kamal

--- Dan Nelson <dnelson at allantgroup.com> wrote:

> In the last episode (Jan 26), M. Warner Losh said:
> > : I put loader,kernel.gz and mfsroot.gz in an
> ext2(dos) file system
> > : on harddisk,and want to directly use grub or use
> grub and freebsd
> > : loader(or other manner?) to boot the system.
> > 
> > You'll need to add support to libstand to read
> ext2 and/or DOS file
> > systems.  That's the first step...
> 
> Libstand already supports both, and they are
> included into /boot/loader
> ( see the file_system[] array in
> /sys/boot/i386/loader/conf.c ), so it
> should be able to boot off of both filessytems just
> fine.
> 
> -- 
> 	Dan Nelson
> 	dnelson at allantgroup.com
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