Jeremy Chadwick <free...@jdc.parodius.com> writes: > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:57:29AM -0700, Dave Hayes wrote: >> Clifton Royston <clift...@lava.net> writes: >> > It sounds like what you really want is to load the contents of the >> > specified file as a memory system? That's not part of mdconfig's >> > repertoire, to the best of my recollection. >> >> So if, in /etc/loader.conf, I do this: >> >> rootfs_load="YES" >> rootfs_type="mfs_root" >> rootfs_name="/mfsboot" >> vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:md0" > > I think you mean /boot/loader.conf?
Yes, you are correct. > And I think you meant this for variable names, in addition to what > vfs.root.mountfrom should be (specific to RELENG_8): > mfsroot_load="YES" > mfsroot_type="mfs_root" > mfsroot_name="/some/path/mfsroot" I'm using RELENG_7, but it seems rootfs_* works just like mfsroot_* ... is the former deprecated? > vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/md0" Hm, 'ufs:md0' currently works. What trouble can be had from using the abbreviated device name? > If using RELENG_7 and the mfsroot was made on RELENG_7, replace > "/dev/md0" with "/dev/md0c". Is there a reason for doing this? -- Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - d...@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< If you want to strengthen an enemy -- hate them. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
