Subject: Re: new improved bootblocks
To: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-pmax
Date: 10/25/1999 00:14:10
On Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:35:28 +1000
Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org> wrote:
> Now for the question - should we do away with disklabel's ability
> to install the first stage bootblocks? I know that both myself
Yes. The parition editing tool doesn't really have much to do with
the boot loader.
Besides, if you're going to follow the Alpha example (a good thing, IMO!),
then nuke that code from disklabel.
-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>