Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 16:58:40 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> Cc: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Subject: Re: Floppy Support Message-ID: <3EB5A930.A8C7BC47@mindspring.com> References: <3EB450E0.9060702@octopus.com.au> <3EB56F42.4CEDF8D2@mindspring.com> <20030504231614.GI27042@over-yonder.net>
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"Matthew D. Fuller" wrote: > > 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. We all do; that's why no one has solved the problem that way yet. 8-). > 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. The biggest win has got to be "real floppy vs. BIOS-faked floppy", I think. You still end up with the disk drivers in everything, though. -- Terry
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