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

[Bill Pierce]

Robert, the "-e" option would ultimately be safer.... but who is using vanilla OS9 these days?
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 10, 2014 4:44 pm
Subject: [Coco] Survey was Re:  NitrOS-9, Cobbler and Fragmented Boot Files


Darren A wrote:
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>
>
> Robert, it looks like it is working.
>
> I put two identical NitrOS-9 DSK images on the SD card. Using the first
> image, I changed the column width with xmode and then ran the original
> cobbler to write a new boot file. It failed with the fragmentation error
> and I could no longer boot with that image.
>
> I switched to the 2nd DSK image and repeated the process, but this time
> used the patched version of cobbler. It completed normally and did not
> display any message regarding fragmentation. This newly cobbled DSK boots
> fine.
>
> Darren
>

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


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