Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 22:47:46 +0100 (MET) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD-current users) Subject: Re: Fixit floppy (Was: Please Read This) Message-ID: <199603052147.WAA07384@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199603052052.UAA03670@tees> from "Paul Richards" at Mar 5, 96 08:52:33 pm
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As Paul Richards wrote: > To make matters worse, there isn't a very usefull fixit disk anywhere to > grab. The fixit image on the cdrom doesn't have a kernel on it! The kernel > on the install floppy is a bit weird :-) The suggested way of using the fixit floppy is to boot the install floppy, and select the fixit option. DON'T DO IT WITH A 2.2 INSTALL FLOPPY! The gzip execution code is currently *WAY* broken, you usually end up with a machine silently resetting. :-(( You can use a 2.1R installation floppy however, even against a newer fixit. The fixit floppy is still in need of some items, for example the protocols file, and a reasonable subset of /etc/services. Should you need a tweaked kernel in order to use the fixit floppy (but then again, NOT from 2.2-current!), simply newfs a floppy, stick the kernel there, boot it, and swap this floppy for the fixit one while the boot is proceeding. The fixit floppy should contain enough stuff to get you going... Aaaaie, sheesh, somebody removed /sbin/init from there. :-(( -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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