Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 18:40:32 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jason@washington.edu> To: Doug Jolley <doug@footech.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Contingency Floppy Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9808311838060.1650-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <199808310640.XAA07662@srv01.bigwheel.net>
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On Sun, 30 Aug 1998, Doug Jolley wrote: >When disaster occurs, it can take many forms. One common form >is for a hard disk to fail so that the system won't boot. File >systems and data on the hard disk remain intact, the system just >won't boot. What I'd like to do is to have a bootable floppy >to handle that contingency. The bootable floppy would have >a root file system, /var and /usr directories where I could >mount the corresponding file systems on the hard disk, and >(of course) the necessary drivers in /dev so that those file >systems could be mounted. > >The idea is that, in an emergency, I would be able to boot from >the floppy, and mount the /var and /usr file systems on the hard >drive so that the system could be returned to operation. Repair >of the hard drive could then be deferred to off hours. > >The problem is that I don't know the best way to do this. I'm >thinking that possibly somehow modifying a fixit floppy might >be the way to go; but, I don't know. I'm wondering what others >might think. Any input is greatly appreciated. The fixit floppy can do everything you stated above. You boot with the boot.flp and then go into repair mode with the fixit.flp. Catchya Later, | UW Mechanical Engineering Jason Wells | http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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