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Date:      Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:24:56 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
Cc:        Mark Peek <mark@whistle.com>, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/cdboot Makefile cdboot.s
Message-ID:  <20011105092456.A73151@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20011105112900.A69549@freebie.xs4all.nl>; from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl on Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 11:29:00AM %2B0100
References:  <200111040324.fA43OGQ42308@freefall.freebsd.org> <p05101002b80b1dee37cf@[10.1.10.118]> <20011104210551.A76972@dragon.nuxi.com> <20011105112900.A69549@freebie.xs4all.nl>

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On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 11:29:00AM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > > Very cool! It'll be great for compatibility to be able to boot a full 
> > > GENERIC kernel instead of the stripped down floppy version. Thanks!
> > 
> > Only when someone takes the time to fix release/Makefile.  We've had this
> > capability on the Alpha platform from CD booting day one.
> 
> But not with full GENERIC kernel?? Or did I miss something?

Why not?  The only reason we are resticted to what fits on a floppy is
due to the release build framework.
 
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-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)

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