On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Bill Nickless wrote:

> At 06:33 PM 1/15/97 +0100, Michael Fink wrote:

> >- cd /dev ; MAKEDEV   (create devices)
[...]
> 18. rm -rf /usr/tmp/sgi*tar /usr/adsm
> 19. cd /root/dev ; ./MAKEDEV

> It didn't go as smoothly as it looks above; steps 18-21 took a few reboot
> attempts to get worked out.

Oh my goodness, of course I had meant to write "cd /root/dev"...
I wonder why you need step 18. The miniroot will be deleted at
the next reboot, anyway.

> 20. cd /CDROM/stand ; /root/sbin/dvhtool -v create sashARCS sash

> Unless you do step #20, you must boot sash from
> the CD-ROM and then run /unix from the appropriate partition.

Thanks for this important point! This is what distinguishes a real
desaster from a simulated one... I'll add this to my documentation.

Sincerely,  Michael Fink

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