[rescue] New to me IPX

Jonathan C. Patschke jp at celestrion.net
Wed Feb 16 02:02:35 CST 2005


On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Chad Fernandez wrote:

>> I'm pretty sure it defaults to /unix or /vmunix if it's blank.
>
> If I do a printenv, the default colum also is blank.

Right.  I mean that the bootloader will usually DTRT if there's no
boot-file.

> I already connected my external cd-rom and did a probe-scsi.  It did
> see it.... does that mean I'm in the clear, or will it see one that
> doesn't do bytes per block?

It'll see it.  If the blocksize is incorrect it just won't boot.

-- 
Jonathan Patschke   )   "Let me hear you make decisions
Elgin, TX          (     without your television."
USA                 )        --Depeche Mode, "Stripped"



More information about the rescue mailing list