On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 01:41:17AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to get a OpenBSD installed on a box where a FreeBSD 6.2 is > currently installed. > > I thought about using Yaifo like I did many times before. > I just have to face a problem with FreeBSD.....: > > My HDD is ad4s1 and I would like to use dd to simply overwrite the HDD > with yaifo.fs but I can't. I get a "permission denied" (as root!) if I try > it. > > I tried: > > ad0, ad4, ad4s1, ad4s1c.. all the same. > > Seriously: Somebody knows how to get RID OF THAT DAMN fBSD and get a > OpenBSD at the Box? Inserting a CD is no choice because the Box is about > 14000 miles away. > > Seriously: if root can't write a Image to the HDD (as "root"....) the > system is just "fucked" up and the concepts are braindead.... But propably > I'm lacking leet fBSD skills here... > > So has somebody more fBSD experience to advise me how I can (without > serial consoele nor "rescue" linux..) I simply apply a Image to the HDD? > > A simple dd if=yaifo.fs of=/dev/ad4s1 or so would be great!
Well, you could try remounting the filesystem as read-only. Also, I seem to remember that geom had a sysctl for allowing dangerous operations such as writing to the MBR while partitions were in use. Hmm, a quick google suggests: sysctl kern.geom.debug = 16 This is known as the "foot-shooting" flag :-) See http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=geom&sektion=4&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.2-RELEASE HTH, Brian.
