Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 14:04:23 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: rkw@dataplex.net (Richard Wackerbarth) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: More nits Message-ID: <199511052204.OAA05332@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <v02130502acc22cac7aa8@[199.183.109.242]> from "Richard Wackerbarth" at Nov 5, 95 03:13:45 am
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> > At 11:48 PM 11/4/95, David Greenman wrote: > Along those same lines, I would hope that the CD could contain enough of a > framework to make it fairly easy to generate a custom kernel install > floppy. It would be a big win if we could offer the ability to build custom > floppies for unusual configurations (like those 4meg'ers that can't make it > under the wire) or the atapi driver that doesn't quite make it into the > release, but for which we might find a solution for certain machines. I really think the cdrom should contain a 4MB boot disk there are several assumptions we can make that make this possible.. 1/ 4MB machines will almost definitly be IDE/ESDI ergo we don't need SCSI.. that's a LOT of space right there.. 2/ they are installing from cdrom or DOS.. or other non network system. ergo we don't need network stuff taking those out MUST make a kernel that can boot in 4MB.. don't tell me that it doesn't fit or it's too much work.. if we can't fit another floppy on the cdrom there's a problem.. We gotta give these guys a way of installing.... > > ---- > Richard Wackerbarth > rkw@dataplex.net > > >
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