Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 11:18:37 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: ache@freefall.cdrom.com, phk@freefall.cdrom.com Cc: ache@astral.msk.su, bde@zeta.org.au, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Just FYI, new bootblocks unable to load old (pre-slice) systems Message-ID: <199506210118.LAA30942@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>> In any case this error should be converted to more readable warning >> instead i.e.: >> warning( >> "root partition > 1024 cyls, BIOS can't load kernel stored beyond this limit"); >> If we agree on that, I'll commit it. >Ok, but only if you add a hard-error should it ever try to read a block >past 1024. All in <= 176 bytes. The message should be different to suit the context where the error is found. Bruce
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