From owner-freebsd-bugs Sun Sep 29 14:50: 9 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9541437B404 for ; Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:50:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F31C43E6A for ; Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:50:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g8TLo5Co091243 for ; Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:50:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g8TLo5CI091242; Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:50:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4118637B401 for ; Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:46:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 034D843E42 for ; Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:46:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g8TLk57R018838 for ; Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:46:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g8TLk5Bn018837; Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:46:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200209292146.g8TLk5Bn018837@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:46:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 Subject: misc/43492: fsck hard to 'switch' off in diskless or /etc RO flashdisk boot mode Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 43492 >Category: misc >Synopsis: fsck hard to 'switch' off in diskless or /etc RO flashdisk boot mode >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Sep 29 14:50:05 PDT 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dirk-Willem van Gulik >Release: 5-Current >Organization: WebWeaving >Environment: FreeBSD foem.leiden.webweaving.org 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #0: Mon Jul 1 11:24:18 CEST 2002 dirkx@foem.leiden.webweaving.org:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/FOEM i386 >Description: When booting diskless or in RO mode on /etc on, say, a flashdisk one needs to 'trick' the RC script (or rc.d/fsck) to not run fsck, for example by setting 'bootmode' to something oterh than auto in order not to run fsck at all (say cause it is not there). >How-To-Repeat: set up diskless boot disable fsck watch boot sequence >Fix: Some sort of fsck_enable override in rc.conf or a special 'ro' boot mode/diskless mode. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message