--- 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. _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.comReceived on Wed Oct 13 2004 - 22:06:37 UTC
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