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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA6527 ; Sun, 10 Jan 93 14:08:12 EST Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!sunova!sunova!christia 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> Sender: usenet@sunova.ssc.gov (News Admin) Nntp-Posting-Host: latenite.ssc.gov Organization: SSC Laboratory, Dallas, TX References: <C0q94w.48p@NeoSoft.com> <id.QJNW._89@ferranti.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:56:29 GMT Lines: 44 > 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. -- ---------------------- Mike Christiansen Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory Controls Group 2550 Beckleymeade Ave. MS.4002 Dallas, TX. 75237 214-708-3415 christia@latenite.ssc.gov