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Subject: Re: boot0cfg -s vs. GEOM_PART_*? 
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In message <D29A6039-5105-49CB-B613-DD561CDD1A89@mac.com>, Marcel Moolenaar wri
tes:

>For boot0cfg this is probably acceptable, because
>it only operates on MBRs. But as a generic solution
>this won't work.

Then pick up the bootcode via ioctls, it does not belong
in the confxml sysctl.

Poul-Henning
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