Hallo Leo,

> > > The loader should also checkout the hardware config.
> > If it turns out that 6.5KB for the boot loader is a little
> > low (dutch: `aan de krappe kant'), some of those checks
> > could probably be moved to the kernel? The current NetBSD
> > loader under TOS doesn't do much checking, does it?
>
> No, but it takes some info from the cookie jar:
> 	- CPU type
> 	- size of TT-ram

Provided by TOS's BIOS (already initialised at this point).

> 	- size/start of FX-ram

I believe, this info is provided by an AUTO folder program under
TOS? If possible, this should be sorted out by the kernel. IMO
the kernel should offer support for hardware extensions, not
the boot loader.

> It also needs the TOS version (for the clock bug) but this can be
> gotten from ROM directly. I already moved the FPU detection to the kernel.


Waldi