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Hi,

I am interested in getting some info on the boot requirements for
FreeBSD.
I have a system with a minimal system BIOS and I want to boot FreeBSD.

Is there a ROM boot module available so that I don't have to write an
IDE interface to boot ? If not, what is the minimum disk support
required ? Would IDE Read be sufficient ... or would I have a major
overhaul on the kernel loader ?

I can add any system BIOS interrupts required ... but I need to know the
minimum ... roughly. (system memory available ... etc...)

Could someone point me in the right direction to look ... I will
definately upload a ROM bootable module if there is not one available.

Thanks in advance.

Jim


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