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Subject: Re: Bootable CD BSD system?
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>You would rather use -b  with --no-emul-boot.  The --no-emul-boot
>flags the boot image as a raw executable rather than a floppy image.
>The /boot/cdboot loader is specifically designed for this use.

Alright, I got a boot. It complained about the absence of a loader, 
but that's expected from a blank CD. I'll post if I have any more 
trouble.

Thanks a lot, Tim.
-- 
Signed,
Dan Harrison