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From: jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: more on the "mysterious reboot" problem
Date: 25 Jan 1995 20:00:59 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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In article <3g61sh$imt@ivory.lm.com>,
Peter Berger <peterb@telerama.lm.com> wrote:
>I also noticed the "mving files between MSDOS filesystems and FFS filesystems
>causes spontaneous reboot" problem as well; I haven't noticed this since I
>replaced the hardware, but I haven't pushed too hard either.  Maybe I'll
>do some testing tonight.

This is a known bug, and is fixed in -current.

>On a related note, I compiled a kernel -without- the options MSDOSFS option,
>but can still mount my msdos filesystem.  I do get an ugly looking message
>when booting, though.  Need I worry, or is that just lint?

You're now using the MSDOS LKM - make sure that root is the FIRST thing in
your /etc/fstab, probably /usr too if you have it on a seperate filesystem.
This is because modload is looking for ld when the msdos filesystem is
seen.


						Jordan