From owner-freebsd-bugs Tue Oct 14 00:10:05 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA28471 for bugs-outgoing; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:10:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA28465; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:10:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:10:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199710140710.AAA28465@hub.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs Cc: From: Peter Wemm Subject: Re: bin/4758: /etc/rc won't run /etc/etc.i386/rc.i386 Reply-To: Peter Wemm Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk The following reply was made to PR bin/4758; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Wemm To: ac199@hwcn.org Cc: Mike Andrews , FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/4758: /etc/rc won't run /etc/etc.i386/rc.i386 Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 15:04:13 +0800 Tim Vanderhoek wrote: > On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, Mike Andrews wrote: > > > >Number: 4758 > > >Category: bin > > >Synopsis: /etc/rc won't run /etc/etc.i386/rc.i386 > > > Architecture specific stuff isn't getting run at boot time anymore. > > /usr/src/etc contains an etc.i386 directory, with an rc.i386 file, > > but /etc/rc looks for rc.i386 in /etc isntead of /etc/rc.i386. > ^^^^^^^^^ > You mean > /etc/etc.i386/rc.i386, right? > > Are you sure? My /etc/rc should be -stable as per a few days > ago, and it executes > > /etc/rc.`uname -m` > > which is /etc/rc.i386, which is correct. I think the submitter is a bit confused. :-) Just because the source tree has src/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386, that doesn't mean that the file is installed as /etc/etc.i386/rc.i386.. Specifically.. src/etc/etc.i386/rc.i386 -> /etc/rc.i386 src/etc/etc.i386/disktab -> /etc/disktab src/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV -> /dev/MAKEDEV (just to be wierd :-) Move rc.i386 from /etc/etc.i386/ to /etc/ and it'll work. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm Netplex Consulting