Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 18:16:58 +0100 From: Paul Schenkeveld <fb-hackers@psconsult.nl> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Discussion on the future of floppies in 5.x and 6.x Message-ID: <20040108171658.GA58159@psconsult.nl> In-Reply-To: <20040107235737.I32227@pooker.samsco.home> References: <20040107235737.I32227@pooker.samsco.home>
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Hi All, On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 12:35:01AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > All, > > Every FreeBSD release cycle in the past year has hit bumps due to install > floppy problems. This is becoming more and more of a burden on the > Release Engineering Team, as we simply do not have the resources to > constantly battle the floppies. > > ... What if the loader would be able to load a, potentially large, kernel split over two or more floppies? That would allow for the same kernel that goes on the CD-Rom to be used for floppy install, greatly simplifying the release process. Or are my thoughts to simplistic? > Thanks, > > Scott Regards, Paul Schenkeveld, Consultant PSconsult ICT Services BV
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