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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot Makefile README.serial boot.c boot.h io.c probe_keyboard.c serial.S sys.c
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>bde         1997/06/08 22:10:57 PDT
>
>  Modified files:
>    sys/i386/boot/biosboot Makefile README.serial boot.c boot.h 
>                           io.c probe_keyboard.c serial.S sys.c 
>  Log:
>  - Added support for "dual" internal/serial consoles (-D flag).  If -D is set,
>    then all i/o from the boot blocks is to and from both the internal console
>    and the serial console.  -D has no effect on the kernel (-h decides the
>    kernel serial console as usual).  -D should normally be set in /boot.config.
>  - Get help messages from /boot.help.  You should copy boot.help from the
>    biosboot directory to the root directory on the boot drive when you
>    install new boot blocks.
>  - New, less invasive keyboard probe.  Enable keyboard probe dynamically (-P
>    flag).  Should probably never be used (use -h instead).
>  - Fixed/improved initialization from boot.config.  It didn't interact correctly
>    with the NAMEBLOCK option, and the initialization of the drive/unit/partition
>    didn't stick when a non-default kernel name was entered.
>  - Don't reset or forget the default drive/unit/... or kernel name so often.
>  - Set the default kernel name to something unbootable after `?'.
>  - Display the defaults better.
>  - Removed PROBE_KEYBOARD_LOCK option (use -h instead).,
>  - Removed BOOT_FORCE_COMCONSOLE option (use device flag 0x20 instead).
>  - Removed -a (RB_HALT) flag.  This flag is only used for reboots.
>  Submitted by:	about 2/3 by yokota

You now need to install /boot.help manually when installing new boot blocks.

Bruce