> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel C. Sobral [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 10:24 AM
> To: Stephane Potvin
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: ARM support
>
>
> Stephane Potvin wrote:
> >
> > > Mmmmm... have you tried ext2fs?
> >
> > Yes, loading from an ext2fs partition works fine. Well, I tried for the
> > last 10 minutes to find a suitable way to tell in a manner that
> would not
> > sounds religious that using ext2fs is not really an option to no avail.
> > I guess that my english skills are not that good :-)
> > Thanks for the suggestion though.
>
> Hehhehe. :-)
>
> See, the *only* thing you need on ext2fs is /boot/*. You create a
> fake root with fully-populated /boot on an ext2fs, and the real root
> (including the kernel) on another partition. Since *loader* groks
> ufs, you should be ok.
>
> Actually, /kernel, /kernel.old may also reside on ext2fs, as they
> not used after being loaded by loader.
>
> Anyway, as the end result, your system will be running fully ufs
> once booted. Special care will be needed when installing/upgrading
> boot stuff, but...
Amen. This will be far less complicated that what I had in mind originally.
Thanks for the tip. I'll keep you posted on the developments.
Steph
--
Stephane E. Potvin
InnoMediaLogic Inc. - http://www.multichassis.com/
To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
