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Subject: Re: /dev on a read-only filesystem?
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"J. Seth Henry" <jshamlet@comcast.net> writes:

> I'll have to give this a try. Right now, I am just remounting / read-only
> after boot as part of my /usr/local/etc/rc.d scripts. I'd prefer to
> eliminate all writes, though. <sigh> I suppose this means I'm going to
> have to repartition the microdrive again. /usr keeps getting smaller and
> smaller.

If you figure out how the diskless booting stuff works, you should be
all set...