Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 11:33:13 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Tom <tom@sdf.com> Cc: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com>, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.5 w/DPT support Message-ID: <19971024113313.63506@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971023180057.16558A-100000@misery.sdf.com>; from Tom on Thu, Oct 23, 1997 at 06:06:42PM -0700 References: <199710232057.AA01364@world.std.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971023180057.16558A-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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On Thu, Oct 23, 1997 at 06:06:42PM -0700, Tom wrote: > > On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, Kenneth W Cochran wrote: > >>>>> After installing, simply boot and use the fixit disk, and copy the >>>>> kenerl.GENERIC from ftp.i-connect.net to /kernel, and boot up. At this >>>>> point, you should build a new kernel from scratch using the 2.2.5 >>>>> source, and apply the dpt patch. >>>> >>>> *That's* the problem; I can get a fixit up & running but can't get >>>> tne dpt-enabled kernel to where it needs to be. Ftp won't work (so >>>> far) from fixit mode either... >> >> As per suggestion, mount sd0a on /mnt, ifconfig, route add default... >> >>> Tom >> >> Done. & ftp worked (yaaay!) (although I had to use the numeric >> ip-address, since dns wasn't up... no problem...) >> >> Could runnig in "dangerously dedicated" mode have anything to >> do with this? For this machine, I have no need to share w/other >> OSes. Sorry, I haven't been following this thread. > The dangerous dedicated doesn't buy you anything, other than making an > partition table incompatible with everything. I never use it, even though > all the FreeBSD systems I work with are dedicated too. "Dangerously dedicated" is a silly name. It refers to the fact that, if you use the whole disk for FreeBSD, you don't need a partition table. Partition tables are an invention of Microsoft, and suffer from a number of limitations, including the geometry kludges that still give people a lot of headaches when installing FreeBSD. So why "dangerous"? Because if you use it, you can't add any other partitions later. Well, if you're using the whole disk for FreeBSD, you can't anyway. One way or another, you need to repartition the disk, and if you want, you can then add a Microsoft partition table. I recommend using "dangerously dedicated" disks whenever possible. So, for that matter, does BSDI. Greg
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