Subject: Re: Where/how is rootvp set in kernel initialisation?
To: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/21/2000 14:24:45
On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 08:56:48PM +0200, Martin Husemann wrote:
> > The "Install from MacOS" tools should really die, actually.
>
> I dare to differ - to some degree, or maybe I misunderstood this (not knowing
> mac86k).
>
> I'd actually like to see some kind of bootstrap loader from MacOS (for macppc
> too), but to the extend of something like "dosboot" on the i386. Actual
> installation, of course, should be done by sysinst from the ramdisk in the
> kernel loaded by this tool.
MacOS booter is fine, MacOS installer is not. It makes the port alien and
lacking in features.
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>