Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 12:36:24 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: Robert Nordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/boot0 Makefile boot0.s Message-ID: <200010021936.e92JaOG09377@netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: <200010021730.KAA77012@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Robert Nordier wrote: > rnordier 2000/10/02 10:30:22 PDT > > Modified files: > sys/boot/i386/boot0 Makefile boot0.s > Log: > Go back to occupying just a single sector, reverting r1.17 - r1.20. Umm, you have destroyed the ability to boot above 8G / cylinder 1024.. Where is the replacement functionality? This is a showstopper for people. > Taking over the sector following the MBR causes problems on some > machines, and the actual gains are fairly small in terms of how > the space is presently used. > > Since we need a number of further features (eg. handling extended > partitions) that can't be readily accommodated in the basic boot0 > design anyway, rather choose to implement the additional stuff > separately and concentrate on compatibility rather than features > here. > > Revision Changes Path > 1.14 +9 -19 src/sys/boot/i386/boot0/Makefile > 1.23 +77 -151 src/sys/boot/i386/boot0/boot0.s > > > Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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