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To: Rajesh Vaidheeswarran <rv@fore.com>
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Subject: Re: docs/8610: boot.config.8 man page 
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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 15:45:33 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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>  Oh..  didn't realize that. sorry. So, if I 
>  disklabel -b /boot/boot1 -s /boot/boot2 
>  and reboot, my machine would actually recognise the
>  ELF kernel? Cool.

Not quite that command, but close.  Don't forget -B.

>  If so, what is the need for /boot/loader anymore? And, 
>  what is the need for boot.config.8 at all?

It's still invoked, and /boot.config can still contain commands for the
"old style" boot blocks, it's just deprecated.

>  Also, I would like to know what kernel.config does so that
>  I can document it.

Accepts userconfig commands - boot -c and take a look at the help
command for a list.

- Jordan

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