Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 13:46:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Cc: peter@taronga.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multi-floppy Install (Re: FreeBSD 2.1 will require a minimum of 8MB for installation.) Message-ID: <199510052046.NAA05605@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199510052025.QAA19166@etinc.com> from "dennis" at Oct 5, 95 04:25:20 pm
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The One floppy install is now a slight mis-nomer it is a 1++ floppy install boot on it and usr the 'fixit' option to mount a second floppy with whatever you want on it.. (new kernel, additional utilities, whatever) > > >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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com > > Synchronous Communications Boards and Routers for > Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame > Relay, PPP, HDLC and X.25 > >
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