freebsd-dev/sys/boot/i386/loader
Maxim Sobolev fb74e5f595 Add splitfs vfs layer into libstand, which allows loading big kernels and
modules split across several physical medias. Following is how it works:

The splitfs code, when asked to open "foo" looks for a file "foo.split"
which is a text file containing a list of filenames and media names, e.g.

	foo.aa "Kernel floppy 1"
	foo.ab "Kernel floppy 2"
	foo.ac "Kernel and modules floppy"

For each file segment, the process is:

- try to open the file
- prompt "Insert the disk labelled <whatever> and press any key..."
- try to open the file
- return error if file could not be located

RE team is free to use this feature in the upcoming 5.0-DP1.

Reviewed by:	msmith, dcs
2002-03-17 12:18:05 +00:00
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conf.c Add splitfs vfs layer into libstand, which allows loading big kernels and 2002-03-17 12:18:05 +00:00
help.i386 Mention that the ACPI module load can be disabled by unsetting $acpi_load 2001-08-30 01:05:28 +00:00
main.c - If we are booted via cdboot, use bc_add() to instantiate the cd0 device 2001-11-05 19:03:01 +00:00
Makefile Add support for loading bzip2-compressed kernels and modules. This support 2001-09-18 14:52:36 +00:00
version - Add 'fwrite' and 'fseek' words for writing to and seeking on files. 2001-12-11 00:49:34 +00:00