Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 19:32:09 -0500 (EST) From: "Adrian T. Filipi-Martin" <atf3r@cs.virginia.edu> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: Mike Haertel <haertel@incognito.intel.com>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: earlier "holographic shell" in 2.2-ALPHA install procedure Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.961116192747.19142D@stretch.cs.Virginia.edu> In-Reply-To: <6143.848096377@time.cdrom.com>
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On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > I would like the ability to launch the "emergency > > holographic shell" earlier in the install process, > > So would I. :-) > > Unfortunately, if you do that before the chroot is done then it's > impossible to unmount the floppy and use the drive again for fixit or > floppy installation. The EHS is started just as soon as it's possible > for me to start it, I'm afraid. > I too have found this frustrating when dealing with a problem/tricky install, e.g. an ibm thinkpad. The EHS was a long-term shell. How about an option for a short-term EHS before the chroot? You could even require that sysinstall refuse to continue until the shell has exited. Adrian adrian@virginia.edu ---->>>>| Support your local programmer, System Administrator --->>>| STOP Software Patent Abuses NOW! NVL, NIIMS and Telemedicine Labs -->>| For an application and information Member: League for Programming Freedom ->| see: http://www.lpf.org/
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