From owner-freebsd-current Fri Jan 8 09:45:51 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA26519 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 09:45:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca (h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca [24.64.221.247]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA26512 for ; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 09:45:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jake@h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca) Received: from h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id JAA78390 for ; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 09:45:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jake@h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca) Message-Id: <199901081745.JAA78390@h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot single with new loader? In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 08 Jan 1999 11:30:19 CST." <009c01be3b2c$92e60320$236319ac@w142844.carlson.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 09:45:13 -0800 From: Jake Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Yes you can ... umount /usr ... umount /var ... etc > If you copy tunefs to /usr or something, you can boot off the install floppy, use the fixit floppy to get a shell, and the run it on your unmounted root. A picobsd disk also works well. I've even got softupdates enabled on my vinum volume :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message