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Date:      Mon, 11 Jan 1999 20:33:25 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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:  <199901120433.UAA00487@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 11 Jan 1999 16:37:21 EST." <Pine.BSF.3.96.990111161839.5183A-100000@ianai.BlackSun.org> 

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> > have you tried the newer boot blocks? i think you can do what you were
> > able to do in linux with the freebsd newer blocks.
> 
> 	None of the boot blocks understand what a elf kernel is afaik. Any

Really?

> 	The booting tools in general need a major update for elf, I wish I
> knew how to help :/

You can go to /sys/boot and start offering patches and suggestions on 
the quite functional ELF-supporting boot tools that you find there.

Patches are, of course, preferred to suggestions.

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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