Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 12:27:48 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb> To: rajesha@ct-yardley.com (rajesha) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Emergency boot disk Message-ID: <199707181927.MAA11541@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <199707181848.OAA17626@arthur.ct-yardley.com> from "rajesha" at Jul 18, 97 02:48:19 pm
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rajesha wrote: > > > I have a question: > After the system is installed, is there a way to create a emergency boot > disk that can be used to reboot the system and restore settings if the > hard-drive does not boot? > > I know that the SCO UNIX supported such a fallback option that you can > create a emergency boot disk. the handbook outlines the process and provides a shellscript for creating a minimal system on a floppy that you can use to restore from tape. it is up to you to create the minimal kernel. the handbook contains an exampl minimal kernel. since only one floppy is used--the kernel must be as small as possible. look for "10.5.9.5. Emergency Restore Procedure" in the handbook at "http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook.html" jmb
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