Subject: Re: NMBCLUSTERS and sysctl
To: Martti Kuparinen <martti.kuparinen@nomadiclab.com>
From: Jaromír Dolecek <dolecek@ics.muni.cz>
List: current-users
Date: 12/13/2000 18:00:06
Martti Kuparinen wrote:
> "Ok, so boot into single-user mode and use sysctl to increase the
> nmbclusters and recompile the kernel" I thought. This is what I get:

This seems to not be sysctl settable (on most archs?).
For reference, the gdb method is like this:

1. in singleuser, run 
	gdb --write /netbsd
2. in gdb, execute
	set nmbclusters = YOUR_NEW_VALUE
3. quit gdb, reboot

Jaromir
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