Re: request that base gets testing by test groups

[Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com>]

>  I just did this :
>
># Here are the proper instructions:
>
># 1. build base2_2.tgz from boot-floppies CVS or extract from bf-common.tar.gz
># 2. make a temp area for putting the base system in
># 3. become root, and do the following:
>#    cd <temparea>
>#    tar -xpzf <whereever>/base2_2.tgz
>#    chroot . bin/bash
>#    mount -t proc proc /proc
># 4. fini
>
>  and this machine is still up.

Yes -- did you expect it to be rebooted?

> Anything else I should do? What about the "drivers.tgz" file?

Well, on a proper installation, we get linux and sysmap and kernel
modules off the rescue disk and drivers disks.  However, for testing
base and that the stuff in base all works properly, it shouldn't
matter much...

Full dbootstrap testing should be underway soon.  There are still many
many nasty aspects to dbootstrap and the whole install system I'm
hoping we can fix in the next few weeks.

.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>