Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:40:38 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fixit cd for AMD64 on 6.2-RELEASE problem? Message-ID: <45E7F116.6090304@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <006a01c75c04$f5c68080$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> References: <006a01c75c04$f5c68080$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk>
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Steven Hartland wrote: > I'm currently trying to use the Fixit cd on AMD64 ( 6.2 ) > and it appears it has issues. When trying to fsck a > disk it reports: > fsck: exec fsck_4.2bsd for XXXX in /sbin:/usr/sbin: No such file or > directory > > When looking on the mounted volumes for fsck_4.2bsd its > located under: > /dist/rescue/fsck_4.2bsd > /dist/sbin/fsck_4.2bsd > > Surely /dist/sbin and /dist/usr/sbin should be in the PATH > by default? > > Also it seems that fsck uses a hardcoded search path so > setting PATH is not good enough, I had to create a symlink > it into /sbin. With fsck being one of the common things > people do with fixit would be nice if it just worked. > > P.S. Not sure if this is limited to AMD64, I suspect not > but thats what I was working on. Sometime back I needed the fixit CD and hit various problems like this (generated a 1/2 dozen items on my TODO list not all of which have been crossed off yet). This stuff gets precious little testing and could use a champion to help improve it. Seems like a chore most anyone could help with... Sam
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