Re: Which files are obsolete?

1999-11-08 Thread Jonathon McKitrick
Try 'make clean' from the /usr/src directory. On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Juan Kuuse wrote: >So, where do I start to look for obsolete files, or files that I can safely remove >without doing any harm on the 3.1-RELEASE box? >Does the make buildworld create other temporary files which are needed to remov

Which files are obsolete?

1999-11-08 Thread Juan Kuuse
This message was sent from Geocrawler.com by "Juan Kuuse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Be sure to reply to that address. I have two 3.1-RELEASE boxes. I successfully upgraded one of them to 3.3-STABLE, following the tutorial instructions by Nik Clayton. When I try do do the same on the other one, it comp

Re: easyboot far into disk

1999-11-08 Thread Daniel C. Sobral
Roelof Osinga wrote: > > "Daniel C. Sobral" wrote: > > > > mount wd0a /mnt? Is it too much typing for you? > > And then they tell *me* to stop being sarcastic! HAH! Since when, pray > tell, does root reside below mnt? /me sighs mount wd0a /mnt mount /mnt/dev/wd... /... chroot /mnt > > You mea

Re: easyboot far into disk

1999-11-08 Thread Roelof Osinga
"Daniel C. Sobral" wrote: > > mount wd0a /mnt? Is it too much typing for you? And then they tell *me* to stop being sarcastic! HAH! Since when, pray tell, does root reside below mnt? > You mean two _slices_, one on the first 1024, and the other at the > end of the disk containing the usual _par

Re: easyboot far into disk

1999-11-08 Thread Daniel C. Sobral
Roelof Osinga wrote: > > > 1) boot the installation disks until sysinstall comes up. > > 2) select the Fixit option (the one that mentiones a shell, y'know) > > on the main menu. > > Alas, won't work. Root is most definitely not the root on the hard > disk. You can do thing within the fixit envi

Re: easyboot far into disk

1999-11-08 Thread Roelof Osinga
"Daniel C. Sobral" wrote: > > M how about: > > 1) boot the installation disks until sysinstall comes up. > 2) select the Fixit option (the one that mentiones a shell, y'know) > on the main menu. Alas, won't work. Root is most definitely not the root on the hard disk. You can do thing wi

Re: easyboot far into disk

1999-11-08 Thread Daniel C. Sobral
Roelof Osinga wrote: > > > > - the install disks could be used to access ones root disk > > > > They can. > > So people keep telling me. I spend over a week on it an I tell you > they can't. Not in any sensible way, that is. Compared to this, say, > Linux is pure bliss. You pop in the disk enter