In article <20021031122606.Y24032@dhcp7.wlan.shagadelic.org>
thorpej@wasabisystems.com wrote:

> Well, we currently rely on single-user in this case to start the install
> tools (because single user mode starts a shell in /, and /.profile contains
> the stuff that starts the installer).
> 
> Instead, the boot floppies ought to have an /etc/rc that starts the
> installer.

I think it's still worth to have an option to force kernel boot
in single user (in kern/init_main.c or MD machdep.c etc.)
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Izumi Tsutsui
tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp