Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 14:28:51 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.freebsd.org>, CVS-commiters@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-sys@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC Message-ID: <199509242028.OAA08615@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <1680.811973876@time.cdrom.com> References: <199509230138.TAA06228@rocky.sri.MT.net> <1680.811973876@time.cdrom.com>
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> > By adding PCVT to the kernel we get the ability to install on > > ThinkPad's. By adding the SysV stuff we don't install on any more > > hardware, but allow a commercial program to run. However, the > > commercial program is not run during the install, so the kernel > > installed on the HD would be adequate. > > Unfortunately, the kernel installed on the HD is the same one. It's *not* the same one as the install kernel. The boot kernel contains the MFS_ROOT stuff, which makes that kernel completely different than the HD kernel, although as it stands currently they are almost the same. > We'd need to go for "boot generic" and "run generic" before this > concept would work. Hmm. Using the patches I sent to you earlier, we remove the SYSV stuff from the boot kernel while still keeping it in the HD kernel. We *do* have a 'boot generic' and a 'run generic' kernel in the current scheme, although they aren't that different (yet). Nate
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