Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 09:15:40 -0500 From: peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Multi-floppy Install (Re: FreeBSD 2.1 will require a minimum of 8MB for installation.) Message-ID: <199510051415.JAA00892@bonkers.taronga.com> In-Reply-To: <15228.812444517@time.cdrom.com>
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After having to move the disks over to a second system to install a system, because the GENERIC kernel didn't do it, and seeing this... I think the one floppy install was a really nifty idea, but it's a big problem to have an install floppy you can't mount or boot from an alternate kernel. (ok, you *can* mount the boot.flp, but all it's got is /kernel!) There are just too many reasons one might need to build a special install floppy, and right now that's too much of a black art to keep this magic mfs-booted kernel as the only install set. A multi-floppy set is much more practical. 1. You can install with new drivers. 2. You can install with *patched* drivers. 3. You can install with a stripped kernel. 4. You can modify the install for special circumstances, like putting your third-party proprietary stuff in there. You lose a little flash. You gain a lot of functionality.
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