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From: serini@ghost.dsi.unimi.it (Piero Serini)
Subject: Re: [386BSD] can't read namelist
Keywords: bsd, 386bsd, unix, kernel, questions, problems
References: <chk.722179503@mcshh.hanse.de>
Organization: Computer Science Dep. - Milan University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:12:22 GMT
Message-ID: <1992Nov19.231222.8358@ghost.dsi.unimi.it>
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chk@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Christian Kuhtz) writes:

>Hi,

>I've got some problems in using the w command. It's executed an
>replies with "blbl not found in namelist".
>When systems starts up there is also an errormsg "_dumpdev not found
>in namelist." What does that mean ? How to get rid of the problem ?

>cu,
>   Christian

Hi.
 1) recompile or get a not-stripped kernel;
 2) If youre kernel is not stripped, then install the orig.386bsd:
    it is the compiled kernel obtained from a "make", before
    symorder -t runs.
    It will work
    
    Bye
    


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