Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 16:12:30 -0500 From: "Andrew Webster" <awebster@dataradio.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: BOOT Question Message-ID: <199507252010.QAA12832@vhf.dataradio.com>
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This should probably be under freebsd-hackers, but I'm not subscribed to that list. On FreeBSD-2.0.5-RELEASE, why is there a limit to the maximum size of the boot2 program? I can understand the 512 byte limit on the boot1 program, but since boot1 loads boot2, why limit it to a paltry 7168 bytes? I'am attemping to add some UPS functionality to the system, and need to add a bit of code to prevent the OS from booting if the UPS is not online. Right now, my code slightly exceeds the 7168 byte limit. I know the answer is to write smaller code, but for my own curiosity, I'd like to know why the limit. There is no documentation mentionning it. Thanks for your help! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Webster Network Manager / Special Projects Dataradio Inc. 200-5500 Royalmount Ave. TEL: +1 514 737 0020 Town of Mount Royal, QC, CANADA H4P 1H7 FAX: +1 514 737 7883 http://www.dataradio.com Email: awebster@dataradio.com
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