Re: toolchain/45694: update by ./build.sh doesn't complete because of unwriteable /dev

[Hisashi T Fujinaka <htodd%twofifty.com@localhost>]

On Sat, 10 Dec 2011, David Holland wrote:

> The following reply was made to PR toolchain/45694; it has been noted by GNATS.
>
> From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: toolchain/45694: update by ./build.sh doesn't complete because
> of unwriteable /dev
> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:02:10 +0000
>
> On Wed, Dec 07, 2011 at 09:30:00PM +0000, htodd%twofifty.com@localhost wrote:
>  > pax: Cannot set file uid/gid of /./dev (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Cannot set permissions on /./dev (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Access/modification time set failed on: /./dev (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Cannot set file uid/gid of /./dev/fd (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Cannot set permissions on /./dev/fd (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Access/modification time set failed on: /./dev/fd (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Cannot set permissions on /./dev/fd (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Access/modification time set failed on: /./dev/fd (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Cannot set permissions on /./dev (Permission denied)
>  > pax: Access/modification time set failed on: /./dev (Permission denied)
>  > [...]
>  >
>  > Burn a CD and update from the CD. This gets painful.
>
> A much less painful workaround is to unmount fdesc before installing.

Ah, that works, but no man page for fdesc and no real idea what's going
on.

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