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Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!hri.com!noc.near.net!ceylon!genesis!steve2 From: steve2@genesis.nred.ma.us (Steve Gerakines) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: [386bsd] kernel image not found Message-ID: <92121617864@genesis.nred.ma.us> Date: 16 Dec 92 13:25:43 GMT Organization: Genesis Public Access Minix +1 508 664 0149 Lines: 34 Hi there. I really hate asking newbie questions, but I've pretty much run out of ideas. My system is a 486DX250 with a Maxtor 535SY drive and an UltraStor 24F running in ISA mode. I'm using the first 120Mb for DOS, and the rest for 386BSD. The problem is that the bootstrap program cannot find the 386bsd kernel image within the root directory. The system boots up off the hard drive and I receive messages like: File not found - couldn't load 386bsd, will try 386bsd.old File not found - couldn't load 386bsd.old, will try vmunix . . And I'm forced to reboot. What's strange is that when I install 386bsd so that it owns the whole drive, things work great. The system boots and runs without a hitch. If anyone has any thoughts as to what might be going on I'd appreciate it. Also, if the bootstrap source (wdboot and bootwd) is available I'd love to get my hands on it. Might shed some light as to what's going on. I should probably add that I've set the disk up using my own disktab. I set up the a and c partitions so that they begin at cyl 244, sector 0, head 0 while using DOS-- when using the whole drive they were at cyl 0. Thanks for anything! :-) Steve -- Steve Gerakines | steve2@genesis.nred.ma.us | "I have a three user 386BSD TV license." - me +1 (508)664-0149 |