I do have a couple of questions still:
1. Should BOOT= point to my floppy since that is what I am actually booting from? (It also seems to work when pointing to the cdrom.) I saw somewhere in the documentation that BOOT= should point to a writable device for package backup and does not really specify the boot device.
The BOOT= should point to where you store your configured packages (ie: a writable media). The name is somewhat misleading (if you're booting off CD), and is a hold-over from when LRP only used a single boot media.
2. The Dachstein boot from cd README (and one of Charles' previous posts) talk about search order, i.e., package[:searchorder]. When it says "load multiple packages" does this imply multiple instance of the package name will reside in memory, or does it mean that later packages of a particular name in the search path will overwrite earlier loaded packages with the same name?
The default is to load each package with the same name from where-ever it is found. Rather than installing 2 (or more) copies of the same package, the files installed first are overwritten by files from the package(s) installed later. Typically when using more than one boot media, the 'bulk' of a package (including the large binaries and default configuration files) are loaded from a large repository (like a CD-ROM), while the configuration files (created by doing a 'partial' backup in lrcfg) are stored on the writable media.
The optional searchorder specification can be used in rare situations when the default searchorder and loading multiple copies of the same package is not desired. I haven't personally needed to use the searchorder option, but it might be handy in some instances, especially with odd combinations of sources (ie: not CDROM/floppy) for loading packages.
Anyhow, my two floppy disk system now uses one floppy and a cd, and it now restarts with no operator intervention if power cycled (no 2nd floppy and hitting enter). Next step, add some more packages to the cd.
Good news! Holler if you have any more questions...
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