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From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/boot0 Makefile boot0.s
In-Reply-To: <200010021936.e92JaOG09377@netplex.com.au> "from Peter Wemm at Oct
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To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 22:15:31 +0200 (SAST)
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Peter Wemm wrote:

> Robert Nordier wrote:
> > rnordier    2000/10/02 10:30:22 PDT
> > 
> >   Modified files:
> >     sys/boot/i386/boot0  Makefile boot0.s 
> >   Log:
> >   Go back to occupying just a single sector, reverting r1.17 - r1.20.
> 
> Umm, you have destroyed the ability to boot above 8G / cylinder 1024..
> Where is the replacement functionality?  This is a showstopper for people.
 
If you're actually making some subtle point here, you'd better explain;
boot0 had the ability to boot above cylinder 1023 long before r1.17.

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Robert Nordier

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