Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 13:06:13 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Jim Chapman <jim.chapman@sympatico.ca> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dump Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970330130541.242a-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <333DAA50.25CD@sympatico.ca>
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On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Jim Chapman wrote: > I have installed version 2.1.6 from the CD without any problems. I sign > on as root and enter the command > dump 0uf /dev/fd0 /usr > > It writes 5 floppy discs. I then enter the command > restore vif /dev/fd0 > > It shows me the directories in the /usr filesystem but src is not a > directory. I have checked the man pages, the handbook and the O'Reilly > book. > > I would expect that I could descend into src and restore a file from > /usr/src/lib...etc. Am I doing something wrong, is something wrong with > the system or is this how dump is supposed to work? Is /usr/src a separate filesystem? Dump does not cross mountpoints. Also, use the raw disk device dump 0uf /dev/rfd0 /usr Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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