From owner-cvs-sys Sun Aug 3 02:01:12 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA14925 for cvs-sys-outgoing; Sun, 3 Aug 1997 02:01:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA14916; Sun, 3 Aug 1997 02:01:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id SAA13502; Sun, 3 Aug 1997 18:29:33 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199708030859.SAA13502@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot Makefile In-Reply-To: <199708030743.RAA07176@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from Bruce Evans at "Aug 3, 97 05:43:03 pm" To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans) Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 18:29:33 +0930 (CST) Cc: peter@spinner.dialix.com.au, phk@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-sys@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-cvs-sys@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Bruce Evans stands accused of saying: > >> Modified files: > >> sys/i386/boot/biosboot Makefile > >> Log: > >> Oops, boot2 got too big. make VESA_SUPPORT nondefault. > > > >Argh.. This really sucks. We REALLY should go to a multi-stage boot > >somehow. > > Enlarging the existing boot would be much simpler. I disagree. > New features are missing from cdboot, dosboot and netboot. And this is why. biosboot/cdboot/dosboot/netboot should be as small as is feasible to allow them to fetch the single, common third-stage bootstrap. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[