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Subject: Re: redboot based boot loader for kernels?
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John Hay wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone have or is busy with an app that one can load in the
> redboot flash, that will load the kernel from the active partition
> of a compact flash? I know one can load the kernel in the redboot
> flash, but that makes remote upgrading more difficult. The way I
> have done with our wrap and soekris boards, is to create 2 slices
> on the CF. When upgrading, you just format and install on the
> non-active slice, change the active bit and reboot.

A certain someone promised to add read/write support for the flash.
When that happens another option is to write the new kernel to flash
before rebooting.  Otherwise we need a redboot image that grok's ufs or
a secondary bootstrap that can be written to flash that knows how to
boot from cf (I recall the latter might be in the obsd thecus work).

	Sam