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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


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