Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 17:21:47 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@FreeBSD.org>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libstand ext2fs.c Message-ID: <200005012121.RAA09389@server.baldwin.cx> In-Reply-To: <200005011957.MAA03128@mass.cdrom.com>
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On 01-May-00 Mike Smith wrote: >> "Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote: >> > > It allows us to see linux partition types, and load from them; >> > > I should be able to boot a freebsd kernel and memory image from >> > > a pure linux box, although I've only used it to load the kernel >> > > at this point. >> > >> > Can we use ext2fs as a root filesystem? I would really like that. :) >> >> I think that is what they are conspiring to do.. Make something that you >> can use to boot a freebsd kernel on a preinstalled linux box... I heard >> hints about what needed to be done to get lilo to start up loader since >> I believe there is no room for boot2 on ext2fs. > > Not to mention nowhere to put boot1 (since LILO might be there already). > > It sounds like things are a long way forward - this is looking pretty > neat. 8) Well, to continue the series of mini-loaders, I suppose you could just create a liloldr/liloboot type of thing via /sys/boot/i386/liloldr like we have done for PXE. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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