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Re: port-amd64/39464: amd64 lacks support to load modules though the x86

Subject: Re: port-amd64/39464: amd64 lacks support to load modules though the x86 bootloader
From: Andrew Doran
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:40:16 UTC
Newsgroups: fa.netbsd.bugs

> As the one line summary shows, the amd64 port is missing code to be able to 
> load modules through the bootloader, unlike i386.
> 
> Perhaps the boot.cfg(8) manual page should reflect this reality and inform 
> users that this option is only available for i386 currently.
> 
> This is just a reminder for people wanting to implement useful stuff.

Pretty sure it worked last time I tried it. Did you run into a problem?

Andrew

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