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Date:      Thu, 5 Oct 1995 16:25:20 -0400
From:      dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
To:        peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva)
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Multi-floppy Install (Re: FreeBSD 2.1 will require a minimum of 8MB for installation.)
Message-ID:  <199510052025.QAA19166@etinc.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.
>
Right on!

db
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