From owner-freebsd-current Fri Dec 4 05:44:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA01391 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 05:44:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (ppp4.portal.net.au [202.12.71.104]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA01359 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 05:44:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA01043; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 05:41:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812041341.FAA01043@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Robert Nordier cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /boot/loader what to set rootdev to? In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 04 Dec 1998 11:58:53 +0200." <199812040958.LAA01606@ceia.nordier.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 05:41:28 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > 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. :) Ack. > > 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. Ok. If it's a demo, the goal can be simply defined as: - Boot a relatively generic kernel off a DOS filesystem, from under DOS, with a relatively comprehensive feature set. Some things can be trimmed if they can't work in this environment. If it's not a demo, the goal is worse: - Provide full system functionality when booted from a DOS filesystem, from under DOS. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message