Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 19:58:13 +0100 (MET) From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@knobel.gun.de> To: FreeBSD hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, Jake Hamby <jehamby@lightside.com> Subject: Re: 2.1.0-950928-SNAP now available for testing Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951003194902.18961B-100000@knobel.gun.de> In-Reply-To: <199510012309.AAA17843@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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On Mon, 2 Oct 1995, J Wunsch wrote: > Last time i've checked the fixit floppy, many things weren't there. > Among them (offhand): > [...] > Does anyone else have wishes for the fixit floppy? Many things are already mentioned. Additional things: The device nodes for SCSI disks and tapes were missing. When trying to dump my SCSI disk I noticed, that dump was complaining about a missing /etc/dumpdates file. Trying to run a filesystem check failed, because no /etc/fstab file was there, as far as I remember. I had to mount the root filesystem (fortunately /dev/sd0a was there, the other device nodes were missing, sd0s3a...h) and to copy it manually to /etc in MFS. There seems to be no fine solution for that or you would have to create a special emergency/fixit disk, that is part of installation process. Wait ... what about the following: during end of system installation: "Would you like to update the fixit floppy with your system specific stuff ?!" Y: "please insert the fixit floppy ... bla ..." -> copying /etc/fstab, device nodes,... to fixit floppy. N: "Are you sure ? If you leave out the step of updating the fixit floppy, then you might have some difficulties later..." "Last chance: Update it or not..." -- $$ apsfilter - magic print filter 4lpd @home : andreas@knobel.gun.de $$ ftp://sunsite.unc.edu @work : andreas@sunny.wup.de $$ /pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz knobel: >>> powered by FreeBSD <<<
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