Subject: Re: new improved bootblocks
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: port-pmax
Date: 10/25/1999 17:21:53
Jason Thorpe wrote:

> 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.

Cool - I think that's was I was trying to say in over 100 words!

> Besides, if you're going to follow the Alpha example (a good thing, IMO!),
> then nuke that code from disklabel.

That bit's simple.   The context diff looks something like:

	sys/arch/pmax/include/disklabel.h:

	-#define NUMBOOT         2                       /* bootxx + xxboot... */

:-)

Simon.