From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 30 11:29: 8 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from fire.mhi-tx.com (www.mhi-tx.com [216.201.141.26]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07E3514D31 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 11:29:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from robert@mhi-tx.com) Received: from mhi-tx.com (robert.mhi-tx.com [192.168.1.200]) by fire.mhi-tx.com (8.9.3/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA16510; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:03:01 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from robert@mhi-tx.com) Message-ID: <386BB5C4.783C9C82@mhi-tx.com> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:43:01 -0600 From: robert X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michel Adamus , freebsd list Subject: Re: new kernel I need to make kernel.flp and mfsroot.flp... how? References: <386BAFE7.AEB8BD1C@mhi-tx.com> <386BADEF.A68AEEE6@connectalk.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG this is true but I would like to be able to do a restore with just a network connection and a dump file on a remote machine... I have compiled my MINI kernel with the options MFS and MFS_ROOT and the kernel is smaller than 1.4M but I am not sure what the next step is... How do I make the boot disk and the "virtual file system" (vconfig??) on the mfsroot??? sorry for the bother.. and thanks for the previous reply.. Robert Michel Adamus wrote: > You can boot with the same floppies (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp), once you > are in sysinstall, go to "fixit" then select the media (normaly cdrom, > that also assumes that you have the media kit with the "live filesystem" > - cd number 2) and you can access your machine and "fix" anything you > want. > > Sincerly, > > -A. > > robert wrote: > > > > after building a new kernel how do I create an emergency boot disk.... > > you know kernel.flp and mfsroot.flp > > all of the backup documentation refers to a single boot.flp but that no > > longer works. > > please help > > please email direct as I am not currently subscribed to the list. > > thanks in advance > > Robert > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message