Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 22:29:20 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: joelh@gnu.org (Joel Ray Holveck) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, thyerm@camtech.net.au, mike@smith.net.au, Matthew.Thyer@dsto.defence.gov.au, tlambert@primenet.com, jlemon@americantv.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'fatal trap 12' on boot (smp and up) Message-ID: <199806282229.PAA12693@usr07.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <199806281924.OAA09714@detlev.UUCP> from "Joel Ray Holveck" at Jun 28, 98 02:24:34 pm
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> > So, given all of that, I will now work to remove all references to > > fbsdboot.exe in our installation instructions and simply recommend > > that a boot floppy be used in *all* installation cases. > > I'm rather unclear on whether you are serious in this idea or not. > But if so, don't some devices need initialization code that only > a config.sys / fbsdboot combination can provide? (I thought that was > in the handbook or something.) Yes. This is the only way to make some "compatability mode" sound cards function. It is also useful for emulation drivers to be loaded at the top of 640, and the memory size returned adjusted down, since BSD now respects this for APM support. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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