Re: Our old friend, the small default layout is back...

From: Svein Skogen (listmail account) <"Svein>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:42:31 +0200
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cpghost wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 06:30:56PM +0200, Svein Skogen (listmail account) wrote:
>> How about being able to move /boot to a separate FS?
> 
> Wouldn't that require the initial loader(s) to become GEOM/GPART-aware,
> so that they can find the kernel (or even /boot/loader if that is not
> relocated to the root-fs)?
> 
> Thanks,
> -cpghost.
> 

Unless we add a "placeholder" file in the root fs that points to the
int13 sector number for the active and spare kernels, and read that?

//Svein

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