Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:44:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> To: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> Cc: alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Loader changes Message-ID: <14841.34229.149395.756238@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010271039070.256-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010271039070.256-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com>
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Doug Rabson writes: > I have just backed out revision 1.7 of src/sys/boot/alpha/Makefile.inc > which moved the load address of /boot/loader. The reason for backing it > out is that it was too easy for someone to break their system by > installing a new world without upgrading their primary bootstrap using > disklabel. > > Unfortunately, this backout similarly affects the (hopefully > smaller) group of people who have upgraded since 2000/09/18. Please make > sure that after your next installworld, you carefully re-label your disk > using something like: > > # disklabel -B /dev/da0c > I think the window of time where the loader actually worked after the load address was moved was fairly small, so hopefully not many people will be affected. Drew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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