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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: ache@freefall.cdrom.com, phk@freefall.cdrom.com
Subject: Re: Just FYI, new bootblocks unable to load old (pre-slice) systems
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>> In any case this error should be converted to more readable warning
>> instead i.e.:
>> warning(
>> "root partition > 1024 cyls, BIOS can't load kernel stored beyond this limit");
>> If we agree on that, I'll commit it.

>Ok, but only if you add a hard-error should it ever try to read a block 
>past 1024.

All in <= 176 bytes.  The message should be different to suit the context
where the error is found.

Bruce