Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 05:41:28 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /boot/loader what to set rootdev to? Message-ID: <199812041341.FAA01043@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 04 Dec 1998 11:58:53 %2B0200." <199812040958.LAA01606@ceia.nordier.com>
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> > 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
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