Re: [9fans] nvram etc

Re: [9fans] nvram etc

[Russ Cox]

If you're talking about the install process,
the only reason it uses an nvram file is so
that there is no prompt for a user name and
password, as would be the case if we had 
used a terminal kernel.  One less thing to
worry about having to explain in the
installation documents.

Once you've installed, the terminal doesn't
use the nvram at all.  I don't really understand
what the problem is.

Russ

Re: [9fans] nvram etc

[Boyd Roberts]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Russ Cox <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>

> Once you've installed, the terminal doesn't
> use the nvram at all.  I don't really understand
> what the problem is.

the problem is when you've got an external USB floppy...

Re: [9fans] nvram etc

[Boyd Roberts]

From: Russ Cox <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>

> If you want to build your own, you've got all the pieces.  :)

maybe i hacked too many kernels to hack another :)

Re: [9fans] nvram etc

[Russ Cox]

Yeah, I didn't plan far enough ahead to
such situations.  It was a failure of vision.
There should be a way to install off a hard
disk too.  My apologies.  If you want to 
build your own, you've got all the pieces.  :)

Russ

[9fans] nvram etc

[Boyd Roberts]

why does the pc install depend on all this serious auth stuff?
i can understand that you want maintain a small code base, but
from a base level install who cares about all that auth nonsense.

look at kfscmd.

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