From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 6 22:31:32 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EDBF1065670 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 2010 22:31:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [IPv6:2a01:170:102f::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FD9C8FC16 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 2010 22:31:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o76MVF1N063810; Sat, 7 Aug 2010 00:31:30 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o76MVEji063809; Sat, 7 Aug 2010 00:31:14 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from olli) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 00:31:14 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <201008062231.o76MVEji063809@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, mark.saad@ymail.com In-Reply-To: <310494.29389.qm@web35304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-stable User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/6.4-PRERELEASE-20080904 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.3.4 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:31:30 +0200 (CEST) Cc: Subject: Re: Dumpdev issue in 6.4-STABLE X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, mark.saad@ymail.com List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:31:32 -0000 Mark Saad wrote: > > > wrote: > > > I then set in /boot/loader.conf > > > > > > dumpdev="/dev/da0s1b" > > > > On 8-STABLE dumpdev should be defined in rc.conf(5).  > > Not sure about > > 6-STABLE offhand. > > The box dies before init is started so dumpdev in rc.conf is pointless. I'm afraid you can't set dumpdev from the loader. In ancient times it was possible to hardcode the dumpdev via the kernel configuration, but that option is long gone, AFAIK. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "I started using PostgreSQL around a month ago, and the feeling is similar to the switch from Linux to FreeBSD in '96 -- 'wow!'." -- Oddbjorn Steffensen