Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-03-02 Thread David O'Brien
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 03:04:28PM -0800, Brooks Davis wrote: -# If /tmp is a symlink, assume it points to somewhere writable, like -# /var/tmp, otherwise, use a small memory filesystem for /tmp. +# If /tmp is not writable, use a small memory filesystem for /tmp. # # XXX: mtree runs too

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-03-02 Thread Glenn Gombert
the diskless(s) scripts have a number of problems with them that need to be fixed as well..inorder to get diskless kernels booting properly... -- Glenn Gombert [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (513) 587-2643 x2263 - voicemail/fax David O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-03-02 Thread Glenn Gombert
the diskless(s) scripts have a number of problems with them that need to be fixed as well..inorder to get diskless kernels booting properly... -- Glenn Gombert [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (513) 587-2643 x2263 - voicemail/fax David O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-03-02 Thread Glenn Gombert
the diskless(s) scripts have a number of problems with them that need to be fixed as well..inorder to get diskless kernels booting properly... -- Glenn Gombert [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (513) 587-2643 x2263 - voicemail/fax David O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-03-02 Thread David O'Brien
On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 01:31:25PM -0800, Glenn Gombert wrote: the diskless(s) scripts have a number of problems with them that need to be fixed as well..inorder to get diskless kernels booting properly... And actually since my last commit to them, diskless works OK except for /var. To

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-03-01 Thread Brooks Davis
On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 08:00:51PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: The use of an MFS /var should also be settable Otherwise installing ports(packages) is just a total PITA Below is a patch I'd like to commit that may solve this problem in most cases This patch does the following: - Makes

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-02-22 Thread Brooks Davis
On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 08:00:51PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: The use of an MFS /var should also be settable. Otherwise installing ports(packages) is just a total PITA. I had issues with the MFS /var and /tmp[0] a couple days ago and changed the code to move the mount -a up before /var and

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-02-22 Thread Robert Watson
On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Brooks Davis wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 08:00:51PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: The use of an MFS /var should also be settable. Otherwise installing ports(packages) is just a total PITA. I had issues with the MFS /var and /tmp[0] a couple days ago and changed

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-02-22 Thread Brooks Davis
On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 01:23:12PM -0500, Robert Watson wrote: One of the problems I have with a similar configuration is that the file system checker never runs for local filesystems mounted on writable disks. I tend to mount everything nfs and mfs, except for a scratch drive and swap,

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-02-22 Thread Jake Burkholder
Apparently, On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 08:00:51PM -0800, David O'Brien said words to the effect of; The existing very bazaar and local policy in rc.diskless1 is Just Wrong; and looks like no other Unix diskless configuration I've ever seen. I plan on committing this patch to negate

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-02-22 Thread Glenn Gombert
The rc.diskless1/2 scripts *do* need some work, I finally got my diskless kernel booting (with help from Matt and Robert Watson) but it was a lot of 'trial and error' to do so...but well worthwhile to boot diskless (test/experimental) kernels for developmental purposes . At 08:00 PM

changes to rc.diskless*

2002-02-21 Thread David O'Brien
The existing very bazaar and local policy in rc.diskless1 is Just Wrong; and looks like no other Unix diskless configuration I've ever seen. I plan on committing this patch to negate this. The use of an MFS /var should also be settable. Otherwise installing ports(packages) is just a total

Re: changes to rc.diskless*

2002-02-21 Thread Matthew Dillon
:The existing very bazaar and local policy in rc.diskless1 is Just Wrong; :and looks like no other Unix diskless configuration I've ever seen. I :plan on committing this patch to negate this. : :The use of an MFS /var should also be settable. Otherwise installing :ports(packages) is just a