Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 22:17:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Bosco Tsang <bosco@ipoline.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Auto Boot from third hard disk Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971012221702.9609A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19971010170008.009c9ef8@ipoline.com>
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On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Bosco Tsang wrote: > I have tried a number of ways including using the CVS but still have no > luck in getting my version upgraded. There seems to be compilation error > for the CVS. > > >I believe you can just reinstall the boot block by using disklabel's b > >opiton. You'll have to grab the /usr/mdec directory from 2.2.2 or later, > >though. > > I want to try this but can't find the current /usr/mdec in the ftp site of > freebsd. Anywhere I can easily grab the binaries contents? Btw, my mdec > directory have files inside, some of what related to sd. Do I need to > relocate them before installing the current one? You need to find a running system or a Live Filesystem CD to swipe them from. I can make them available if you need them, I have access to a 2.2.2 box. 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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