Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.sys.transputer
From: u31b3hs@kaa.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Michael Haardt)
Subject: New boot loader for Minix
Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen
Date: 3 Jun 1994 11:15:03 GMT
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If you had trouble with my last boot loader, try this one.  It is a
single boot image, containing the boot loader and the modules for Minix.
Since it does no more iserver interaction, the version of iserver you
use should not be a problem any more.  I don't even have a clue if it
ever was, because I got no bug report with a trace or -sz output which
shows exactly when iserver hangs--and it works fine for me.

The boot image is available from:

   ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de, pub/linux/transputer/minix/image.btl

I am only interested in getting to know if the booting process works for
everybody now, so keep your complaints about the contained kernel for
the next release ;-)

For the impatient: A new release of the demo root fs is coming soon,
containing lots of improvements and smaller bug fixes, sources for the
boot loader, cpp, login, and some more.  All ready to compile even with
only 1 MB RAM! (assuming you have 1.5 Minix/PC include files, for which
patches will be supplied)

Michael

