From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Nov 16 16:32:39 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA00303 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 16 Nov 1996 16:32:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from virginia.edu (mars.itc.Virginia.EDU [128.143.2.9]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA00284 for ; Sat, 16 Nov 1996 16:32:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.cs.virginia.edu by mail.virginia.edu id ab12815; 16 Nov 96 19:32 EST Received: from stretch.cs.Virginia.edu (atf3r@stretch-fo.cs.Virginia.EDU [128.143.136.14]) by archive.cs.Virginia.EDU (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA03411; Sat, 16 Nov 1996 19:32:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by stretch.cs.Virginia.edu (4.1/SMI-2.0) id AA19183; Sat, 16 Nov 96 19:32:09 EST Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 19:32:09 -0500 (EST) From: "Adrian T. Filipi-Martin" Reply-To: adrian@virginia.edu To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Cc: Mike Haertel , hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: earlier "holographic shell" in 2.2-ALPHA install procedure In-Reply-To: <6143.848096377@time.cdrom.com> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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/