From owner-freebsd-current Sun Dec 6 00:07:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA01130 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 00:07:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (ppp5.portal.net.au [202.12.71.105]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA01125 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 00:07:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA03309; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 00:05:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812060805.AAA03309@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Rik Schneider cc: "David O'Brien" , Mike Smith , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New drivers and install floppy space In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:00:28 PST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:05:32 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > On Sat, 5 Dec 1998, David O'Brien wrote: > > > > This limitation is not that major as most current BIOSes support the > > > 2.8 format. > > > > Current maybe.. but I think you underestimate the number of older > > machines people install FreeBSD on. > > > > I should probably have stated that as most BIOSes that support El Torito > (bootable cdrom) also understand the 2.88M floppy format. The "support" is often shared between eg. a SCSI controller and the system BIOS proper. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message