Subject: Re: suggested enhancements for the i386 boot mechanisms
To: Luke Mewburn <lm@cs.rmit.edu.au>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@pa.dec.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/03/1998 17:08:10
> 	boot-device	(see text)	device to look for 2nd stage boot
> 					and kernel on. default is where 1st
> 					stage boot came from. format: xxNs
> 					(e.g., sd0a, wd0f, ...)
> 
> 	boot-file	netbsd		kernel to boot.
> 
> 					XXX: how do we support a list of
> 					kernels to try (netbsd.gz, netbsd.old,
> 					etc)

Looking at my Sharks, OFW seems to support multiple boot-devices by
space-separating multiple device specs in the boot-device variable.

Seems like that'd be good enough...


cgd