Re: 5.3-Beta7 share/examples/diskless/clone_root : wrong "options MFS" entry

From: spam maps <spamrefuse_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:06:36 -0700 (PDT)
--- Jose M Rodriguez <josemi_at_freebsd.jazztel.es>
wrote:

> El Miércoles, 13 de Octubre de 2004 18:30, spam maps
> escribió:
> > Jose M Rodriguez wrote:
> > > spam maps escribió:
> > >>spam maps wrote:
> > >>>Hello,
> > >>>
> > >>>The file
> > >>> /usr/src/share/examples/diskless/clone_root
> > >>>describes these options to be needed in
> > >>>the kernel config file:
> > >>>
> > >>>#       options MFS
> > >>>
> > >>>However, MFS is no longer supported since 5.X
> > >>>and this may unnecessary confuse people who
> > >>>want to have a diskless boot kernel.
> > >>>
> > >>>Can someone fix this?
> > >
> > > Yes,  you.
> >
> > Funny! But I do not have access to FreeBSD CVS :).
> >
> > Of course I'm trying to fix this on my own system,
> > but this clone_root example has so many 4.X
> > specific items, that need to be changed to 5.X
> > style.
> 
> No. they are 3.X indeed.
> 
> >
> > Such mistakes should be ironed out in 5.X, because
> > diskless boot is not that easy and novices get
> > too easily stuck because of this.
> >
> > I hope very soon to have a working patch to
> > this clone_root example file, and maybe patches
> > to other parts as well.
> >
> 
> I don't try it.  IMHO  it's better take the
> concepts and begin from scratch.

Well, yes. But IF a file such as clone_root is
provided, THEN that should not be as wrong as
it is now. The file clone_root is also mentioned
in the diskless(8) manpage and thus will
unnecessarily mislead people as it is now!

Rob.


		
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