Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 19:12:14 +0100 (BST) From: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk> To: Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libdisk Makefile chunk.c write_alpha_dis Message-ID: <200210251812.g9PICEmO076970@dotar.thuvia.org> In-Reply-To: <200210251756.NAA23072@warspite.cnchost.com>
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> From: Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com> > Date: Fri 25 Oct, 2002 > Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libdisk Makefile chunk.c write_alpha_dis > > As I've pointed out elsewhere, this hardwiring of partition numbers in > > /etc/fstab has required me to reach for the fixit floppy more than once, > > a problem which doesn't occur with the compatibility device names. > > Not to detract from your main point but you can boot in > single user, type in the root device name to get to a shell > prompt and then edit /etc/fstab. OK, so I was exaggerating... But the second time it happened I took the slice references out of /etc/fstab and never had the problem again. Cheers, Mark. -- Mark Valentine, Thuvia Labs <mark@thuvia.co.uk> <http://www.thuvia.co.uk>; "Tigers will do ANYTHING for a tuna fish sandwich." Mark Valentine uses "We're kind of stupid that way." *munch* *munch* and endorses FreeBSD -- <http://www.calvinandhobbes.com>; <http://www.freebsd.org>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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