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Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 10:26:41 -0800 (PST)
From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/sysinstall install.c
Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG,
	Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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On 07-Jan-02 Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> 
> 
> 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.

Other people reported problems installing current.  The problem is manifest
when you install on a disk and then boot off teh disk you installed.  The root
fs will have 16k block sizes, which boot1 doesn't understand.

> Ciao,
> Sheldon.

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