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From: Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 16:20:20
Message-Id: m6honp$61u$2@ger.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] What is the smart move on boot-loader by Harry Putnam
1 On 2014-12-13, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote:
2 > Once a long time gentoo user returning after about 2 yrs and have
3 > forgotten nearly everything I ever new about gentoo.
4 >
5 > Currently, what is the wise move on a fresh install (gentoo as vbox
6 > guest on a solaris host (Openindiana 151_a9)), as concerns installing
7 > a boot-loader?
8
9 Just say no: put your kernel image on a floppy disk and configure your
10 bios to boot from that.
11
12 ;)
13
14 Can you even still build a kernel that will boot directly from a raw
15 floppy?
16
17 --
18 Grant

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: What is the smart move on boot-loader Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>