Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:55:10 -0700 From: "Kory Hamzeh" <kory@avatar.com> To: "Aaron" <click46@webpimps.net>, <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Adding 3ware RAID AFTER FBSD has been installed Message-ID: <005001c12cf8$35b5c120$14ce21c7@avatar.com> In-Reply-To: <20010824221115.E511337B407@hub.freebsd.org>
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> I've been told you *should* be able edit your /etc/fstab with the boot > floppies. I'm doing some testing myself currently. Check BSDatwork.com in > the next week for a write up. > Oh, you definitely can edit /etc/fstab from floppies. Boot off of the floppies, and manually mount the root file system, then edit /etc/fstab. What I can't figure out (and I'm sure the answer is very very simple), is how the kernel determines what device to mount as root. Remember, it can't read /etc/fstab until is has mounted root. It's making me crazy! :-) I'm sure its buried in some man page that I keep overlooking. Kory To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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