Considering this is the sparc platform, has anyone considered just
running 'cp boot $fs;binstall ffs $fs/boot' and leaving it at that?

...or did this fail?  I didn't see any mention of it.

...or are you specifically trying to avoid putting boot in /?

...or is my caffeine:blood too low?

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