Re: 5.5 release schedule?

2005-09-13 Thread David Clear
Thanks for the update guys. Regards, David. --- Colin Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Clear wrote: > > Does anyone know the status of 5.5-RELEASE? The > > schedule on the website shows it due in September, > but > > another note had it following 6.0.

5.5 release schedule?

2005-09-13 Thread David Clear
Hi, Does anyone know the status of 5.5-RELEASE? The schedule on the website shows it due in September, but another note had it following 6.0. Any updates on this? Regards, David. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.or

Re: Step-by-step instructions for MD_ROOT embedded, please?

2005-03-25 Thread David Clear
Here you go (found on the web): 1. Create a filesystem image: # dd if=/dev/zero of=mdimage -bs=1024 count=4096 # mdconfig -a -t vnode -f mdimage -s 4096k -u 4 # disklabel -r -w md4 auto # newfs /dev/md4c # mount /dev/md4c /mnt . . put stuff on it . # umount /mnt # mdconfig -d -u 4 2. Make su

FreeBSD-4.11 - Need help with booting with an MD_ROOT

2005-03-10 Thread David Clear
I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to boot a kernel with an embedded root filesystem. I've searched the mailing lists and the web without finding an answer. I hope someone here can help. Here's the procedure I have used: 1. My kernel is built with options: MFS, MD_ROOT and MD_ROOT_SIZE=32768.