From owner-freebsd-current Wed Jun 3 21:09:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA20206 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 21:09:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from time.cdrom.com (root@time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA20201 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 21:09:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jkh@time.cdrom.com) Received: from time.cdrom.com (jkh@localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA19762; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 21:08:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jkh@time.cdrom.com) To: Terry Lambert cc: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith), bag@sinbin.demos.su, eivind@yes.no, sepotvin@videotron.ca, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I see one major problem with DEVFS... In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:23:43 -0000." <199806040023.RAA12127@usr04.primenet.com> Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1998 21:08:37 -0700 Message-ID: <19758.896933317@time.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > > You *are* aware that it's currently impossible to netboot a FreeBSD > > > box diskless off a DEC Alpha running OSF/1 at this point because the > > > OSF/1 FS is incapable of representing the requisite FreeBSD minor > > > number space, right? > > > > Actually, it is possible as long as you don't want disks on your > > workstation. > > Sory; it's been too long since I've been forced into a Sun indoctrination > camp... the correct terminology from Sun is "dataless"; ie: with local > disk, usually only for swap, but getting / and /usr via NFS. Yes, but it sounds to me like he's recommending the dickless configuration instead. - Jordan P.S. No, that's not a typo, that's ALSO the correct Sun terminology if you've ever spent any time hanging around a Sun campus. :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message