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Date:      Tue, 12 Jan 1999 19:29:13 +0900
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To:        Tugrul <tugrul@ianai.BlackSun.org>
Cc:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Booting FreeBSD beyond the 1024th cylinder
Message-ID:  <369B23F9.E4B8A936@newsguy.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990111161839.5183A-100000@ianai.BlackSun.org>

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Tugrul wrote:
> 
>         None of the boot blocks understand what a elf kernel is afaik. Any
> tips on loading /boot/loader from a floppy, which then loads the kernel
> off wd0s2a? Or is /boot/loader still limited? I don't think both will fit
> on a floppy... lately my kernels have gotten smaller but they might grow
> in size again.


AFAIK, not only loader, but also btx, will support loading hd
kernels even if booted from floppy.


--
Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
dcs@newsguy.com

	If you sell your soul to the Devil and all you get is an MCSE from
it, you haven't gotten market rate.


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