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Date:      Thu, 2 Dec 1999 23:34:01 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HEADS-UP: bdevs have been assimilated.
Message-ID:  <19991202233401.A84265@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <19991202202419.01433@mojave.sitaranetworks.com>; from grog@mojave.sitaranetworks.com on Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:24:19PM -0500
References:  <19991125133001.64729@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9912021717520.6279-100000@semuta.feral.com> <19991202202419.01433@mojave.sitaranetworks.com>

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On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:24:19PM -0500, Greg Lehey wrote:
> Can't you boot from the old kernel?  Or have you already wiped the
> bdevs?  If so, how about the fixit floppy/CD-ROM?

At 2MB the Alpha fixit floppy isn't very useful.  Nor is there a live
files system for the Alpha.  Nor can you even boot sysinstall and get a
shell if you use a serial console.  All-in-all recovery on the Alpha is
"lacking".

-- 
-- David    (obrien@NUXI.com)


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