Re: [cobalt-developers] Boot kernel via nfs on XTR

["William L. Thomson Jr." <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 19:40, Tim Hockin wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:55:32AM -0500, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote:
> > After the rom kernel boots and mounts a nfs share can it not load a
> > kernel from the nfs share. Or must it then use and rely on the kernel in
> > the rom.
> 
> I think this is psible in th emost recent ROMs

Yes it is, but in the end the rom kernel provided me with what I needed
to get the system up and running. That and mounting the livecd as my
nfsroot-x86. Which gave me the tools to install Gentoo.

> > If it relies on the kernel in the rom then I will most likely have to
> > make a rom specific for booting Gentoo.
> > http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-developers
> 
> There is a project on SourceFrge to do all sorts of fun thigs with the
> Cobalt ROM.

I am using their rom and romutils.

>   You should direct development inquires there, as the Cobalt ROM
> is not being actively developed by Sun (no more Cobalt products).  Sun *is*
> doing bugfixes, but those are few and far between on the ROM.

I do not expect much from Sun. However most of the developers on that
rom project subscribe to these lists. The source forge ones have little
to no traffic. Hoped I would catch some of the same eyes by posting here
and to cobaltfacts.

-- 
Sincerely,
William L. Thomson Jr.
Support Group
Obsidian-Studios, Inc.
http://www.obsidian-studios.com