SUMMARY: Installing ADVFS Boot Block

From: Pshyk, John <John.Pshyk_at_atcoelectric.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:51:21 -0700

Original Message:
>>Can the following commands install a Advfs boot block to a disk without
>>losing the data on the disk?

>>disklabel -r /dev/rrz1a > /tmp/rz1_disklabel

>>disklabel -t advfs -r -R /dev/rrz1a /tmp/rz1_disklabel rzxx

>>I am hoping that I can install the boot block without having to backup the
>>disk, re-create the disklabel using -t advfs and than restore from backup.

>>Thanks for the help

Thanks to all who replied. Alan Davis, Martin Moore, Ram Rao, Dr. Thomas,
Bryan Lavelle and others.
The commands worked. Thanks for the increasing the comfort level!!!!!
Received on Mon Mar 19 2001 - 20:52:21 NZST