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Date:      Mon, 12 Oct 1998 12:35:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
To:        "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>
Cc:        BEAUPRE Antoine <beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: 2nd stupidiest thing I could ever do.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.981012122930.2872B-100000@current1.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9810112228430.2942-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>

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Here are some things I would try..

-option 1------
boot the boot floppy.
use the 'fixit' option.
mount tho old root as /mnt
mount/usr as /mnt/usr

'cd / ; find / -xdev |cpio -pdmuv /mnt'
to copy  all of the fixit floppy onto /mnt

chroot /mnt
cd /usr/src
cd /etc
make -k install
make -k hierarchy
make -k world
make -k world
make world

----option 2-----
boot from floppy
choose 'minimal install' from ftp
let it install through ppp

it will only replace / and binaries in /usr, which is basically ok.
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On Sun, 11 Oct 1998, Jason C. Wells wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Oct 1998, BEAUPRE Antoine wrote:
> 
> >Hmmm. I tried the install floppy and the only shell I was able to have was
> >the "emergency holographic shell". But maybe the fixit floppy should have
> >these kinda tools. Maybe someone could send me some binaries? My system
> >is a 227Release. If so, what should/could be included in the panic floppy?
> >
> >(my try:
> >-ppp
> 
> If you have the source then ppp is not needed.
> 
> >-mount
> 
> It is on the fixit.flp
> 
> >-ls
> 
> This too.
> 
> >-sh?
> 
> This too.
> 
> >-cc/gcc
> 
> Dont know.
> 
> >-make?
> 
> Dont know.
> 
> >But the make world was fast enough... :)
> > 
> >> Maybe I am stretching, but you should be able to get that partition back
> >> without clobbering the others. If you can get the right compile tools you
> >> can pull off a 'make world' to reinstall.
> >
> >What exactly will I need?
> 
> I am not sure of the minimum as I am no real hacker. For starters youwill
> need cc and make. Maybe "ld". I am not certain how dependent a barely
> bootable system is on libraries. I am out of my depth.
> 
> Catchya Later,		|	UW Mechanical Engineering
> Jason Wells		|	http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/
> 
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