From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 13 21:03:13 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5879016A412 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:03:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nivo+sender+6075ff@is-root.com) Received: from ssdd.xs4all.nl (ssdd.xs4all.nl [195.64.89.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DD1443D7B for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:03:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nivo+sender+6075ff@is-root.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by imhotep.yuckfou.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2263C95 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:03:04 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at is-root.com X-Spam-Score: -4.399 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.399 tagged_above=-999 required=6.31 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from imhotep.yuckfou.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (imhotep.is-root.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id Vl8KNWW8EX3i for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:02:53 +0100 (CET) Received: by imhotep.yuckfou.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 79C061A2; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:49:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.2.239] (turbata-xp.is-root.com [192.168.2.239]) by localhost.yuckfou.org (tmda-ofmipd) with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:49:23 +0100 Message-ID: <4558DA47.9020008@is-root.com> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:49:11 +0100 Organization: IS-Root Internet Solutions User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (Windows/20061025) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.1.5 (Fettercairn) From: Nils Vogels X-TMDA-Fingerprint: K3Xgh9DumvRqDTIO5/Qbn0toAV8 Subject: Re: Boot from CD (this time in ASCII :) ) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Nils Vogels List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:03:13 -0000 a.brancatelli.mail@sara.it wrote on 13-11-2006 16:28: > Now my question is this: how do the kernel know where to search the fstab > (considered that the fstab says where to find the /etc)? I mean: I suppose > I have to put on the CDROM an exact /etc/fstab for that installation?? Or > this could be avoided? Also because I may need to edit the fstab for the > machine without having to reburn the CD? so what? Or maybe the kernel can > actually just be read from the CD and then everything else from the ( SAN | > local ) drive? Am I missing something? > Have a look at the following manpages: boot(8) loader(8) This explains the FreeBSD startup system. In short, you tell the loader which kernel to boot, and you tell the kernel where the root filesystem is. The root fileystem is considered to contain instructions on how to proceed from there. HTH & HAND -- Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. ~Benjamin Franklin (American Statesman, Scientist, Philosopher, Printer, Writer and Inventor. 1706-1790)