Re: install/42202 (boot installcd fails ((amd64/i386))

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/42202; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
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Subject: Re: install/42202 (boot installcd fails ((amd64/i386))
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:17:56 +0900

 > Synopsis: boot installcd fails ((amd64/i386)
 
 > Please provide more information on how the install CD fails. Thanks!
 
 It looks now /boot becomes too large for bootxx_cd9660:
 
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 /*      $NetBSD: cdboot.S,v 1.8 2008/05/03 13:07:31 ad Exp $    */
  :
 /*
  * This is a primary boot loader that loads a secondary boot loader
  * directly from CD without performing floppy/hard disk emulation as
  * described by the El Torito specification.
  *
  * TODO:
  *  - Support for loading secondary boot loader > 64kB
  */
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 % tar ztvf base.tgz | grep mdec/boot
 -r--r--r--  1 root     wheel      65628 Oct 19 05:31 ./usr/mdec/boot
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 Shrinked /boot (by disabling unneeded FSes for bootcd) seems also working,
 as well as the proposed fix by submitter.
 
 (though I'm not sure why larger /boot still works on some machines)
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 Izumi Tsutsui