Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:05:32 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Rik Schneider <rik@deranged.schneider.org> Cc: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New drivers and install floppy space Message-ID: <199812060805.AAA03309@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:00:28 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812052358330.16755-100000@susanna.deranged.schneider.org>
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> On Sat, 5 Dec 1998, David O'Brien wrote: > > > > This limitation is not that major as most current BIOSes support the > > > 2.8 format. > > > > Current maybe.. but I think you underestimate the number of older > > machines people install FreeBSD on. > > > > I should probably have stated that as most BIOSes that support El Torito > (bootable cdrom) also understand the 2.88M floppy format. The "support" is often shared between eg. a SCSI controller and the system BIOS proper. -- \\ 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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