[Coco] Survey was Re: NitrOS-9, Cobbler and Fragmented Boot Files

[David Gettle]

I agree with robert, go with making the default support the extended boot
file, and add a -os9 option for creating a Microware OS-9 boot. just my
$0.02.

David

On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 6:06 PM, David Ladd <dladd at realmspire.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net>
> wrote:
> > Darren A wrote:
> >> <cut>
> >>
> >
> > OK!!
> >
> > For everyone on the list who is interested. Do we want cobbler to
> > automatically make "extended" bootfiles as needed, or do we want cobbler
> to
> > use an -e option as os9gen now does?
> > The second case makes it backwards compatible. The first requires any
> user
> > of disks created with fragmented bootfiles to have the current Boot
> module
> > that can handle fragmentation.
>
> Robert, I think if the NitrOS-9 repo stuff is being used why not just
> by default support the loader that supports fragmentation.
> my two cents worth anyway.
>
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