Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:49:17 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "Thomas Mueller <mueller6727"@bellsouth.net Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 9.0 beta2 & the new bsdinstaller Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1109181141040.41258@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20110918095526.D866D1065670@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20110918095526.D866D1065670@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2011, Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net wrote: > Also, I can't see the function of the 64 KB boot partition with no file system, which does not boot for me (Warning: guesswork and supposition ahead. Set your puzzler in low gear for traction.) AFAIK this is space for boot1 and boot2: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot-blocks.html It used to be 16K, but newer boot code like gptzfsboot (33K) needs more room.
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