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Date:      Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:42:31 +0200
From:      "Svein Skogen (listmail account)" <svein-listmail@stillbilde.net>
To:        cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Our old friend, the small default layout is back...
Message-ID:  <4A9565F7.8050206@stillbilde.net>
In-Reply-To: <20090826164115.GH11739@phenom.cordula.ws>
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cpghost wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 06:30:56PM +0200, Svein Skogen (listmail account) wrote:
>> How about being able to move /boot to a separate FS?
> 
> Wouldn't that require the initial loader(s) to become GEOM/GPART-aware,
> so that they can find the kernel (or even /boot/loader if that is not
> relocated to the root-fs)?
> 
> Thanks,
> -cpghost.
> 

Unless we add a "placeholder" file in the root fs that points to the
int13 sector number for the active and spare kernels, and read that?

//Svein

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