Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 18:48:02 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: gryphon@healer.com (Coranth Gryphon) Cc: gryphon@healer.com, terry@lambert.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebs.org, kelly@fsl.noaa.gov Subject: Re: ports startup scripts Message-ID: <199509270148.SAA09163@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199509270123.VAA18934@healer.com> from "Coranth Gryphon" at Sep 26, 95 09:23:36 pm
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> > From: Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@healer.com> > > +> Here we are in agreement. But I think trying to make a read-only > > +> configuration is a lot more hassle than it is worth. > > > Argument: boot from CDROM to see if you can successfully run the > > new version on your particular hardware. > > Counter: The cdrom, if it contains a live file system, needs to contain > a basic configuraton (a sample, if you will). > > If you go to the extent to make the CDROM bootable, making the sample > configuration (sample /etc) a valid one shouldn't be all that tough. Counter-counter: IP addreses and default name servers and gateway can not be preconfigured on a CDROM. Therefore the must be in a non-ROM (MFS?) location. 8-). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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