From nobody@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 22 20:49:35 1999 Return-Path: Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 32767) id 5D8A714F57; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:49:35 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <19990423034935.5D8A714F57@hub.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:49:35 -0700 (PDT) From: cpeterso@cs.washington.edu Sender: nobody@FreeBSD.ORG To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: makeflp.bat suggestion: create "kernel" disk after "mfsroot" disk, so user doesn't have to swap disks twice. X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 >Number: 11289 >Category: misc >Synopsis: makeflp.bat suggestion: create "kernel" disk after "mfsroot" disk, so user doesn't have to swap disks twice. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Apr 22 20:50:00 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: Wed Dec 22 22:18:44 PST 1999 >Last-Modified: Wed Dec 22 22:21:06 PST 1999 >Originator: Christopher Peterson >Release: FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: Currently, Makeflp.bat creates the mfsroot disk after the kernel disk. Then Makeflp.bat asks the user to swap disks again and boot the kernel disk. This second disk swap is unnecessary and error-prone. If Makeflp.bat created the kernel disk second, then the user could immediately reboot and run the kernel disk without swapping. Some users might forget to remove the mfsroot disk and accidently try booting it, causing user confusion. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: @echo off echo Please insert a 1.44MB floppy labelled as "mfsroot" and press return. pause echo Now writing the mfsroot.flp image onto the floppy. Please wait.. tools\fdimage.exe -v floppies\mfsroot.flp a: echo Please insert a 1.44MB floppy labelled as "kernel" and press return. pause echo Now writing the kern.flp image onto the floppy. Please wait.. tools\fdimage.exe -v floppies\kern.flp a: echo Done! When you are ready to install, make sure that the "kernel" floppy echo is in drive A and press the reset button. pause >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: jkh State-Changed-When: Wed Dec 22 22:18:44 PST 1999 State-Changed-Why: Good point. :) Done, but a bit too late for 3.4. It will be in the 3.5 CD's makeflp.bat file. I've also removed the double-return requirement while I was at it. >Unformatted: