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From: sxjcb@orca.alaska.edu (Jay C. Beavers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Incorrect Install Procedure in FAQ
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Date: 31 Aug 92 01:33:10 GMT
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In the 386BSD 0.1 FAQ revision date 09 Aug 92 there is an error in one of
the installation procedures. In section 2.04, 'How do I get 0.1 installed
with "real" partitionning?', there is a description of how to install BIN01
without using the happy fun EXTRACT program. The procedure neglects to
mention that you have to run a device install script after step 21, the
decompression of the bin01.* files. The result of this is that /dev/kmem
doesn't get created, the rc script complains of its absence, and telnetd
refuses to allow incoming telnet sessions.
The original discussion on installing 386BSD 0.1 on a 40 mb hard drive by
using the script:
# (for i in /tmp/bin01.*; do
> cat $i && rm $1
> done
> ) | uncompress | cpio -iadm
also negelcts to mention this.
I have done this in the past once and had to reinstall 386BSD to get it to
work correctly. I've just done this a second time (fool me once, shame on
you, fool me twice....) and I'm going to try and recover the original
script from the bin01 files to see if running it afterwards will help. If
it doesn't, I'll post the additional file you need to run that these
procedures leave out.
In the mean time, is there an easier way to patch this and does anyone know
off the top of his/her head what I did wrong.
- jcb
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| jay@seaspray.uacn.alaska.edu
Jay C. Beavers | sxjcb@orca.alaska.edu
University of Alaska Computer Network | sxjcb@alaska.bitnet
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