Space Case wrote:
> On May 19,  6:54pm, "Jarom=EDr" Dolecek wrote:
> >it occurred to me the COMPAT_OLDBOOT code does not actually
> >need to be there by default (or, at all). The newer style is supported
> >since 1.3 and it's not likely that newer bootblocks would be ever used
> >to boot older kernel. Is it even possible, BTW?
>=20
> I don't know that I'd be happy about removal of COMPAT_OLDBOOT.  I use it
> to make the kernel compatible with GRUB, rather than trying (and certainly
> failing -- I'm not the world's best programmer ;-) to put new bootcode
> into GRUB.

I don't want to remove the COMPAT_OLDBOOT support code from kernel.
I'm considering removing the g/c COMPAT_OLDBOOT from our boot blocks
(biosboot & others). I suppose GRUB works as an alternative boot
program instead of "native" NetBSD boot program, so it would continue
to work.

Jaromir
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