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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
To: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/sysinstall install.c 
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On Mon, 07 Jan 2002 14:09:06 +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote:

> > This is required to avoid triggering whatever bugs exist in the Alpha
> > boot code that prevent it from using a root partition with a block size
> > other than 8192.
[...]
> Strange.. 2 hours ago I tested my RC0 snapshot (so without this revert)
> on a DS20 and it boots just fine after the install.
> 
> What errros do you get?

The problem was reported to me by John Baldwin, whom I've copied on this
message.  Hopefully, John will have more info for you.

Ciao,
Sheldon.

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