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DateMon, 9 Mar 1998 06:04:48 -0500 (EST)
From"C. Scott Ananian" <>
SubjectRe: Merging EXT2 and El Torito
On Fri, 6 Mar 1998 Sascha Ziemann <szi@aibon.ping.de> wrote:

> The problem with El Torito is that it was designed to be compatible with
> ISO9660 and not with EXT2 (must be some kind of bug ;-). In order to be
> able to boot directly a EXT2-CD, the EXT2 format needs some changes.
> Those parts need to be left untouched by the EXT2, where the BIOS
> expects the El Torito information.

I think a better option would be to create an 'El Torito' boot program
that lives in the 'special' blocks.  The root filesystem can be ISO9660
without problems.  Make the 'special' directories (/dev, for example)
loopback ext2 filesystems which are stored on cd as ISO9660 files.
Alternatively, you could use devfs.
  --Scott
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