From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Aug 31 13:08:06 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) id NAA19965 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 31 Aug 1995 13:08:06 -0700 Received: from ref.tfs.com (ref.tfs.com [140.145.254.251]) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) with ESMTP id NAA19959 for ; Thu, 31 Aug 1995 13:08:04 -0700 Received: (from julian@localhost) by ref.tfs.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) id NAA00476; Thu, 31 Aug 1995 13:07:47 -0700 From: Julian Elischer Message-Id: <199508312007.NAA00476@ref.tfs.com> Subject: Re: kernel size To: rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes) Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 13:07:47 -0700 (PDT) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199508311349.GAA11381@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Aug 31, 95 06:49:24 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 683 Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > > > > I guess we can still compress the binaries in the mfs filesystem > > > which would leave them still compressed when the kernel is decompressed, > > > > Already done! The crunched binary is, in turn, compressed. not in -current it isn't..... > Can some one go try a ``boot -a'' with a 2.1-stable (last snap) floppy > and see if you can change from the kernel floppy to the root floppy > using this? I don't have one handy just now :-(. All my boot code > on floppies is still 2.0R :-( :-(. yes you can > > -- > Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com > Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD >