Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 10:08:07 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Subject: HEADS UP! (was: cvs commit: src/sys/sys reboot.h src/sys/i386/i386 autoconf.c) Message-ID: <19980309100806.34950@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199803081518.HAA10644@dingo.cdrom.com>; from Mike Smith on Sun, Mar 08, 1998 at 07:18:50AM -0800 References: <199803081506.HAA06931@freefall.freebsd.org> <199803081518.HAA10644@dingo.cdrom.com>
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On Sun, 8 March 1998 at 7:18:50 -0800, Mike Smith wrote: >> Modified files: >> sys/i386/i386 autoconf.c >> Log: >> Construct the minor number for the root device taking into account the >> slice number passed in by the bootblocks. This means the kernel will >> not use the compatability slice to obtain the root filesystem when >> booting from a sliced disk. > > *WARNING* > > If your boot disk is sliced (has a partition table), and you have not > upgraded /sbin/mount to the most recent version preceeding this change, > you will have problems booting. > > This change means that if your current /etc/fstab looks like this: > > /dev/xd0a / ufs ... > /dev/xd0s2e /usr ufs ... > > you need to update it to look like: > > /dev/xd0s2a / ufs ... > /dev/xd0s2e /usr ufs ... > > Note that the root filesystem is now consistent with the others. If > you are using a 'dedicated' disk, you will have entries like > > /dev/xd0a / ufs ... > /dev/xd0e /usr ufs ... > > and you should *not* change. > > The recent update to /sbin/mount includes compatability support which > will ease this transition. I nearly missed this. Wouldn't a "heads up" have been a good idea? Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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