Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 21:50:14 +0600 (ESS) From: Andrey Zakhvatov <andy@cgu.chel.su> To: sobomax@altavista.net Cc: andy@cgu.chel.su, rnordier@nordier.com, bde@zeta.org.au, brian@Awfulhak.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot table.c Message-ID: <199905261550.VAA16036@mail.cgu.chel.su> In-Reply-To: <374C111A.3C5D8674@altavista.net> from Maxim Sobolev at "May 26, 99 06:19:54 pm"
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Hello, > > > Anyone else with reasons to keep the /sys/i386/boot/* (except netboot) > > > code around any longer? > > Have we method to load kernel from DOS partition? > > I mean ability to have pseudo-diskless workstations with biosboot > > and kernel image on local disk for users that must have ability to > > work on FreeBSD-based X terminals, for example. > > Yes, /boot/loader autors claims that loader also can load kernel out of > FAT/FAT32 partition, so you can make diskette with /boot/loader and write > corresponding loader.rc script to load kernel out of a DOS partition. Ok, but it can't helps me to save some diskettes :( And I prefer using DOS utility like biosboot.exe, which can be running from user menu. It's strange to use additional diskette (with very short life time). Sincerely yours, Andy -- Tel: +7-(3512)-38-39-73, E-mail: andy@icc.surw.chel.su WWW: http://surw.chel.su/~andy/index.html, ICQ:10705306 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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