Re:"The installed loader is a binary, not a filesystem, so even minor changes requir e recompiling." -George W. Lucas in Absolu te fBSD

   Hi,

   I think MWL was trying to keep things simple (thanks...) but, at the same time, he forewarned readers: loader is a binary, when you mess with bios-booting you must rebuild it.

   What's missing here is a *footnote*, saying something about how that thing is able to ruin your day, biting your leg "at a very inconvenient time" (cit.).

   Have fun,

   f

   Il giorno 18/12/2023 Jop ha scritto:
   Hello everyone,
   I have just begun my journey into FreeBSD using George W. Lucas' Absolute FreeBSD 3rd edition. My question is about chapter 4 Start Me Up! The Boot Process, page 51.
   I was befuddled by a statement he made, likely due to my IT nescience.
   To my confusion, Lucas states:

     > A BIOS has all sorts of limitations. The boot loader must reside in a very specific section of the disk. BIOS can’t boot from disks larger than 2.2TB. The target boot loader must be smaller than 512KB—huge by 1980

   >standards, yes, but paltry today. :::​The installed loader is a binary, not a filesystem, so even minor changes require recompiling :::.