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- From: christia@latenite.ssc.gov (Mike Christiansen)
- Subject: Re: 386BSD.EXE - Let DOS handle booting?
- In-Reply-To: peter@ferranti.com's message of Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:25:20 GMT
- Message-ID: <CHRISTIA.93Jan12175629@latenite.ssc.gov>
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:56:29 GMT
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- > This is what Plan 9 does. I was at first repelled and disgusted, but on
- > reflection it sounds like a really nice idea. It would resolve the Compaq
- > boot problem, it would resolve the problem of video boards that require
- > magic DOS configuration programs, it would resolve the "how do I boot
- > 386BSD on a second controller" problem, and so on.
-
- > Plus, it'd make it easier to hack around with the boot sequence. You could
- > build a new boot program without worrying about making your system non-
- > bootable. You could give it arguments
- >
- > bootbsd boot-options where init-options
- >
- > bootbsd as1a:386bsd.old
- > bootbsd -large wd0a
- > bootbsd -debug fd0a
- >
-
-
- A DOS bootstrap application would be great, but beyond my capabilites
- right now. I just posted a question about how to get BSD to boot when
- installed on a SCSI controller, but still maintain my DOS partion on
- a MFM disk (I need to keep both disk controllers in the system). I
- still haven't determined how to get BSD to boot from the aha scsi
- controller with out removing or otherwise disabling the MFM
- controller.
-
- I understand if some of you are replused by the though of having to go
- through DOS to load BSD. If you dont need DOS on your system, then
- remove it and forget about it. (I wish I could!) But for some of us
- Windows and other DOS applications are needed for us to do our jobs,
- etc. and cant live without it.
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- Mike Christiansen
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- christia@latenite.ssc.gov
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