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From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
Subject: Re: bin/18312: FreeBSD System Recovery -- mt not statically linked
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The following reply was made to PR bin/18312; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
To: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: bin/18312: FreeBSD System Recovery -- mt not statically linked
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 17:26:13 -0700 (PDT)

 Wouldn't restore -s work for you?
 
 
 On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Cy Schubert wrote:
 
 > 
 > >Number:         18312
 > >Category:       bin
 > >Synopsis:       mt not statically linked
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       critical
 > >Priority:       medium
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          change-request
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Sun Apr 30 17:20:01 PDT 2000
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Cy Schubert
 > >Release:        FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE i386
 > >Organization:
 > UNIX Group, ITSD, ISTA, Province of BC
 > >Environment:
 > 
 > FreeBSD cwsys 4.0-STABLE FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE #0: Sun Apr 30 07:55:57 PDT 2000     root@:/usr/opt/cvs-400s-000422/src/sys/compile/CWSYS  i386
 > 
 > >Description:
 > 
 > Unable to use mt command during restore of /usr from multi-file tape.
 > Workaround was to mount 4.0 CDROM to use its mt command, then statically
 > link mt and put in /bin.
 > 
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > Boot -s; newfs /usr; mt fsf 1; restore -r.
 > 
 > >Fix:
 > 
 > Statically link mt and put it in /bin instead of /usr/bin.
 > 
 > 
 > >Release-Note:
 > >Audit-Trail:
 > >Unformatted:
 > 
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