Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 11:58:53 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith) Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /boot/loader what to set rootdev to? Message-ID: <199812040958.LAA01606@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <199812040016.QAA01175@dingo.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "Dec 3, 98 04:16:42 pm"
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Mike Smith wrote:
> > > Because you may have the FreeBSD install on the DOS partition, ie. not
> > > having a partition of its own. So you can't guarantee that you can
> > > activate a different partition and boot from it.
> >
> > OK, if this translates to "demo", then we're talking marketing-
> > driven solutions, and completely different rules apply.
>
> Uh, no, not at all. There are situations where to get FreeBSD into an
> environment, we'll have to be able to operate like this. Whether we do
> it with a "UMSDOS" style approach, or with a monolithic 'filesystem
> file', it'd be worthwhile.
>
> > Sample choices:
> >
> > o Get vm86 working reliably with a virus or two swirling
> > around, and a couple of TSRs trying to pop up.
>
> See the new fbsdboot sample I sent you; it'd be useful to know how
> vulnerable this might be to that.
I think the new fbsdboot sample you sent me has a good chance of
totally confusing viruses and TSRs. :)
> TBH, I can't see any problem with
> saying "if you have a viral infection, we can't help you".
Well, that's the "yuk" approach; we could also take the "yum" approach:
RELEASE NOTES
FreeBSD Release 3.x-RELEASE
1.1. KERNEL CHANGES
-------------------
o Certain DOS viruses are now supported. In some cases,
this support includes the corruption of UFS and other
non-DOS partitions. However complete system devastation
cannot always be reliably guaranteed, as results may be
affected by incomplete emulation of the DOS environment.)
>
> > o Use a boot floppy.
>
> Ick. We have to be able to do better than that. 8)
I'm pretty sure there are better solutions. If this isn't a demo,
I just don't have a very clear idea what we're aiming at, only what
to avoid.
--
Robert Nordier
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