Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 12:57:49 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libstand ext2fs.c Message-ID: <200005011957.MAA03128@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 01 May 2000 12:42:27 PDT." <20000501194227.738231CDF@overcee.netplex.com.au>
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> "Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote: > > > It allows us to see linux partition types, and load from them; > > > I should be able to boot a freebsd kernel and memory image from > > > a pure linux box, although I've only used it to load the kernel > > > at this point. > > > > Can we use ext2fs as a root filesystem? I would really like that. :) > > I think that is what they are conspiring to do.. Make something that you > can use to boot a freebsd kernel on a preinstalled linux box... I heard > hints about what needed to be done to get lilo to start up loader since > I believe there is no room for boot2 on ext2fs. Not to mention nowhere to put boot1 (since LILO might be there already). It sounds like things are a long way forward - this is looking pretty neat. 8) -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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