In message <199802251720.MAA20611@jekyll.piermont.com>, "Perry E. Metzger" writ
es:
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>Brian Buhrow writes:
>> 	How hard would it be to modify the boot blocks to read a configuration
>> file from the file system to allow users to switch console types without
>> having to recompile them?

>Luke M. has proposed a system of run time settable parameters for the
>boot blocks that would include such information.

I'd like to point out that BSDI does this, and it's one of the best features
out there.  It's great!  You can set flags, tweak device probing, and all
sorts of cool stuff.  You can choose a root filesystem, too, which helps a
lot.

-s