> I think that is Nick's point. You can no longer specify a dump > device in the kernel config file. > > troutmask:root[203] config TROUTMASK > config: line 41: root/dump/swap specifications obsolete > > On the other hand, you should have kernel.old or a fixit > floppy available.
The problem is not having a kernel lying around, I have about five. I would like to crash the system before the filesystems get mounted read/write. /usr you can mount read only and you can put the important directories on NFS, but the root and /var are still at jeopardy. Writing the USB Zip driver is a bit of a pain this way. Nick -- ISIS/STA, T.P.270, Joint Research Centre, 21020 Ispra, Italy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
