Subject: Re: new improved bootblocks
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: port-pmax
Date: 10/25/1999 17:21:53
Jason Thorpe wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:35:28 +1000
> Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org> wrote:
>
> > Now for the question - should we do away with disklabel's ability
> > to install the first stage bootblocks? I know that both myself
>
> Yes. The parition editing tool doesn't really have much to do with
> the boot loader.
Cool - I think that's was I was trying to say in over 100 words!
> Besides, if you're going to follow the Alpha example (a good thing, IMO!),
> then nuke that code from disklabel.
That bit's simple. The context diff looks something like:
sys/arch/pmax/include/disklabel.h:
-#define NUMBOOT 2 /* bootxx + xxboot... */
:-)
Simon.