From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 19 02:21:48 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4281E16A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 02:21:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp1.jazztel.es (smtp1.jazztel.es [62.14.3.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6563B43D58 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 02:21:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es) Received: from antivirus by smtp1.jazztel.es with antivirus id 1CJjcr-0000At-00 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 04:21:25 +0200 Received: from [212.106.239.73] (helo=rguez.homeunix.net) by smtp1.jazztel.es with esmtp id 1CJjcq-0000AE-00 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 04:21:25 +0200 Received: from redesjm.local (orion.redesjm.local [192.168.254.16]) by rguez.homeunix.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i9J2L466001451; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 04:21:04 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by redesjm.local (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i9J2L3Cl081961; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 04:21:03 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es) X-Authentication-Warning: orion.redesjm.local: freebsd set sender to josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es using -f From: Jose M Rodriguez To: Ryan Sommers Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 04:21:02 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 References: <20041013172834.81984.qmail@web54008.mail.yahoo.com> <200410190345.20487.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> <417475E2.8020202@gamersimpact.com> In-Reply-To: <417475E2.8020202@gamersimpact.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200410190421.03532.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir Milter 1.1-beta; AVE 6.28.0.7; VDF 6.28.0.22 (host: antares.redesjm.local) X-Virus-Scanned: by antivirus cc: Rob cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I deleted /stand/, but I need it again for diskless boot... X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 02:21:48 -0000 El Martes, 19 de Octubre de 2004 04:03, Ryan Sommers escribi=F3: > Jose M Rodriguez wrote: > > If You try to path /etc/rc.d/initdiskless, try not remove *.cpio.gz > > > >expand using /stand, but add *.tar expand using /bin/pax. > > > >You may also try some auto detection and use what is present > >between /stand/cpio, /stand/gzip, /rescue/tar, /rescue/gzip ... > > > >Don't try moving gzip/libgzip from /usr to rootfs. It's really a big > >change. > > /rescue/* aren't the right tools for the job in my opinion. Neither > are /stand/*. I posted this to arch@ [1] and between that and this > thread, among others on current@, the overwhelming majority of > responses have been to get rid of /stand. I'm not sure I understand > your argument for leaving /stand as part of the root filesystem; This is known as POLA. > other than as you say your 250gb drives don't mind the extra 3.5mb. > In my opinion it's useless for both diskless and regular systems, > with the exception of 2% of it's space. It's not updated as part of > world, which means no bug fixes get populated to it. It's a crunchgen > binary which means trying to fix small bugs in single programs either > means rebuilding the binary or replacing that hardlink with an > individual binary. > Working well here from years. If you like add /bin/pax support and be=20 able to remove /stand, go on it. But it isn't a real need of take=20 off /stand support. Also, I not only the one trying use a crunchgen binary instead of /bin=20 + /sbin for some diskless setups. And I'm can't remember any mail about moving gzip/libgzip from /usr to=20 rootfs. > [1] > http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=3D10365+0+current/freebsd- >arch =2D- josemi