[OpenBIOS] [PATCH]sparc64: remove static definition of cdrom alias

Blue Swirl blauwirbel at gmail.com
Tue Jan 6 20:56:30 CET 2009


On 1/6/09, Laurent Vivier <laurent at lvivier.info> wrote:
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>  Le 6 janv. 09 à 20:37, Blue Swirl a écrit :
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> > On 1/6/09, Laurent Vivier <laurent at lvivier.info> wrote:
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> > > remove static definition of cdrom alias
> > > and define alias name in config.xml.
> > >
> >
> > Thanks, but can't we define both 'cd' and 'cdrom' (and 'hd' and
> > 'disk') so that both existing boot scripts are happy and users are
> > more familiar with consistent user interface? At least I always first
> > try 'cdrom' on PPC before remembering that it's 'cd'.
> >
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>  No problem for me: specs uses "cdrom" and powermac OF uses "cd", so I think
> we can define both.
>  Do you want I modify the patch or you do ?

I'll do it, there are also Sparc32 ESP SCSI aliases.


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