Re: SRM-Boot with unstable kernels

[Oscar Levi <elf@buici.com>]

On Sun, Dec 13, 1998 at 05:10:00PM +0100, David Frey wrote:
> Hi collegues,
> 
> Has anybody an idea how to boot an unstable kernel (2.1.131) directly
> via SRM (make BOOTDEV=/dev/sda srmboot)?
> 
> make BOTDEV=/dev/sda srmboot is not able to compile the bootloader; it
> complains about missing references to puts and dispatch.
> It this a known problem?

This should work fine.  The documentation on aboot describes how to do
it.  In short, create a small partition at the start of the drive for
aboot.  Edit aboot.conf.  Run s2write, IIRC.  Boot to srm and start
the process by pointing srm at the hard drive.