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From: dmuntz@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Daniel A Muntz)
Subject: Re: 386bsd-0.1
Message-ID: <1992Jul27.165321.13424@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
Keywords: 386bsd
Sender: news@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Mr. News)
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
References: <cproto.712235554@marsh>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 16:53:21 GMT
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In article <cproto.712235554@marsh> cproto@marsh.cs.curtin.edu.au (Computer Protocol) writes:
>Hi there,
>
>after running 386bsd-0.0 since march, 0.1 has not much to offer. Here
>is a list of problems, the first is really a showstopper:
>
>2 - if fsck fails at the second partition, init continues rather then 
>reboot

You only need to reboot if fsck fails on the root partition.

>
>3 - the com driver looses characters (0.0 hasn't)

Get the new com.c (I believe it is at agate, but check past postings).

>
>5 - pccons.c driver delays entered characters until the next char is
>typed (sometimes) (0.0 hasn't)

I haven't seen this and I've been using 0.1 quite a bit.

>
>6 - cp is stupid in single user mode ???? (0.0 wasn't)

0.0 was also (along with mv and possibly rm)

  -Dan