From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 4 16:16:20 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E8E037B401 for ; Sun, 4 May 2003 16:16:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from praetor.linc-it.com (hardtime.linuxman.net [66.147.26.65]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6943E43F93 for ; Sun, 4 May 2003 16:16:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fullermd@over-yonder.net) Received: from mortis.over-yonder.net (adsl-32-251-198.jan.bellsouth.net [67.32.251.198]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by praetor.linc-it.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07BDA1543B; Sun, 4 May 2003 18:16:17 -0500 (CDT) Received: by mortis.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 081EA20F03; Sun, 4 May 2003 18:16:14 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 18:16:14 -0500 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: Terry Lambert Message-ID: <20030504231614.GI27042@over-yonder.net> References: <3EB450E0.9060702@octopus.com.au> <3EB56F42.4CEDF8D2@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3EB56F42.4CEDF8D2@mindspring.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i-fullermd.1 X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: "M. Warner Losh" Subject: Re: Floppy Support X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 23:16:20 -0000 On Sun, May 04, 2003 at 12:51:30PM -0700 I heard the voice of Terry Lambert, and lo! it spake thus: > > What that probably means is separate image distributions for > local media booting vs. remote media booting, to keep all > drivers in the boot path available. I think perhaps it /is/ time to start looking seriously at this option. I have deep dislike for "Choose your boot floppy from these 23,456 possibilities, each of which is guaranteed to have 95% of the drivers you need for your hardware, but not the other 5%" type methodology. On the other hand, 2 or even 3 clean divisions like that could make things a lot easier to fit, and remain easy to use. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"