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re: Boot wedges



> I have added another option. The bootloader may pass a string
> that is interpreted as in 2. or 3. Like the other options, the
> data is passed in a global variable from MD to MI code.
> 
> Previously defined variables are:
> 
> boothowto           - boot flags
> booted_device       - the boot disk and unit
> booted_partition    - the boot partition 
> booted_startblk     - the offset of the boot partition
> booted_nblks        - the sizee of the boot partition
> 
> Now there is also:
> 
> bootspec            - the name of the boot device

is this in a manual somewhere?  could you make it so if not? :)

thanks.  i like this change.


.mrg.


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