On Mon, Dec 25, 2000 at 05:44:16PM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote:
>
> We definatly need boot loaders (at least one for each arch) to integrate
> into either cdebconf or debconf, but it doesnt need to be a core
> component.
I'm not sure if this has been discussed, but how will/can say the
partitioning module become aware of a certain requirement of a
bootloader?
The reason i ask is that on most PowerPC machines the bootloader needs
a small bootstrap partition with a special type, if its not created
there is no convenient means to install the bootloader on the disk and
thus, in many cases make the machine bootable. on current/recent
PowerMacs this is at least an 800K partition as close to the first
partition as possible generally with type Apple_Bootstrap. on PReP
and IBM RS/6000 hardware its a 5MB or so partition with type 0x41 PReP
Boot.
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Ethan Benson
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