From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from adsl-64-171-19-66.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net ([64.171.19.66]:4232 "EHLO giraffe.giraffe-data.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1945999AbWLVHWF (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:22:05 -0500 Message-ID: <60569.bryanh@giraffe-data.com> Date: 22 Dec 2006 07:13:47 +0000 From: bryanh@giraffe-data.com (Bryan Henderson) To: acahalan@gmail.com CC: kzak@redhat.com, ethanol@armory.com, ams@gnu.org, P@draigbrady.com, util-linux-ng@vger.kernel.org In-reply-to: <787b0d920612212212s1ca3179jf037fc71f3f28498@mail.gmail.com> (acahalan@gmail.com) Subject: Re: splitting util-linux (was: kill) References: <787b0d920612192242x3788f4bfh3be846d4188e3767@mail.gmail.com> <20061220085706.GH5971@petra.dvoda.cz> <45890A78.1030105@draigBrady.com> <20061220104547.GJ5971@petra.dvoda.cz> <20061220214503.0BB4744007@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> <20061220235519.GN5971@petra.dvoda.cz> <20061221041033.GB13134@armory.com> <80765.bryanh@giraffe-data.com> <20061221215312.GP5971@petra.dvoda.cz> <787b0d920612212212s1ca3179jf037fc71f3f28498@mail.gmail.com> Sender: util-linux-ng-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: >I see rdev. If I remember right, that's used for the pre-2.6 kernels >when you use "dd" to put a raw kernel image on a floppy. Yeah, that's classic Unix. I don't think it was ever actually used much for floppy disks, because you can also just put a filesystem and LILO on a floppy; that's what I've always done. I didn't know they eliminated the integrated boot loader in 2.6. -- Bryan Henderson San Jose, California