Subject: Re: cgd(4) on / [Was: Re: sendmail problems]
To: Geert Hendrickx <ghen@telenet.be>
From: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/03/2007 22:30:05
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On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 10:24:31PM +0100, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 10:21:27PM +0100, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 09:34:59PM +0100, Lubomir Sedlacik wrote:
> > > basically, you boot a kernel with a very simple md(4) image which
> > > contains all you need to configure/fsck/mount the cgd(4) volume
> > > and then run init(8) in a chroot from within.  you can even store
> > > it on an external device, e.g., usb disk on key. (i personally
> > > boot my laptop from LAKS Memory watches: http://tinyurl.com/yuzkpz
> > > )
> >=20
> > Interesting.
> >=20
> > Can you unmount/remove this USB device after booting?
>=20
> Sorry, of course you can, that's what the ramdisk is for. :-)

yes, since it's not mounted at all.  you just simply unplug it when the
kernel is loaded into memory.

regards,

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