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Hi, I'm a new potential migratee from FreeBSD &, as with every distro I have |
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played with, find myself asking a question: |
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Why is the bootloader & bootability put in place & tested at the end of a |
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possibly lengthy install/net download? |
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Wouldn't it make sense to boot from the iso, partition, mkfs & build fstab, |
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transfer the cd kernel & install a bootloader. |
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Then you can reboot from the system, & prove that you can, before the |
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lengthy build process. |
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Sure the bootloader wouldn't be optimised for your processor - unless you |
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added the oportunity to edit make.conf & built the bootloader to the hdd, |
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but am I right in thinking that emerge could rebuild that later? |
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What am I missing? |
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Thanks for your time & thanks for the distro, |
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Paul Coucher, pcoucher@×××××.net DDI: +44 (0)1702 214692 |
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Redefining "24/7 Mission criticality" |
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