>  "set_params" I can tell it to mount /dev/hda2 as root. But
> then it uses the PROM copy of the kernel (dodgy 2.2.16
> kernel), which doesn't know ext3, so wants to fsck up my disk.
Boot prom on a cobalt? Is this an old mips based one? How did you get to it?

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Damian O' Sullivan <Damian.OSullivan@bcs.ie>,
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On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 09:53:55AM +0100, Damian O' Sullivan mentioned:
> >  Curiously, when I go into the boot prom, an use
> >  "set_params" I can tell it to mount /dev/hda2 as root. But
> > then it uses the PROM copy of the kernel (dodgy 2.2.16
> > kernel), which doesn't know ext3, so wants to fsck up my disk.
> Boot prom on a cobalt? Is this an old mips based one? How did you get to it?
This is actually a raq3. Though, I do have an old raq2 that Liam was
helping me get netbsd on (about all you'll get on a 16MB machine these
days).
Anyway, I wussed out, and copied hda1:/ to hda2:/boot and set the bootfs
to be hda2. It worked, though it's mounting an ext3fs as ext2. But I'm
getting there.
Kate
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