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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Making a boot floppy
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On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Jason Wells wrote:

> newfs -B the disk with out setting -s -b args. This puts the boot
> blocks  from /usr/mdec on the floppy right?
> 
> mounted floppy successfully.
> 
> copied /kernel to the floppy succesfully.
>  
> made a miniscule tree on the floppy including /sbin/init /etc/rc  
> /etc/ttys /dev/console /dev/ttyv1 /dev/ttyv2
> 
> REBOOT resulting in no kernel panic (yaaahoo) but resulting in system  
> hang (boohoo)

Missing /bin/sh?

This should be started with the -s option anytime you use it.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major