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From: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV)
Subject: Re: Free BSD and Panasonic CD-ROM drive
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 03:09:53 GMT
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[0]900RR wrote:
[0]Worse, the /etc/fstab file is processed before the network interfaces
[0]are configured, so a remote machine is unusable when booted without a
[0]CDROM disc. no telnet, ping, or ftp. :(    It's as good as dead.
[0] 
[0]The solution is NOT to put /dev/matcd0 (or any cdrom drive) in the
[0]/etc/fstab file unless you're DARN sure there will be a disc in there.

Upgrade to 2.1.0 and you should find that this issue has been resolved.


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