geek%media-lab.media.mit.edu@eddie.mit.edu (Chris Schmandt) (01/11/89)
We currently have some 386i's running 4.0.0 and just got an upgrade to 4.0.1. I also have a brand new 386i with 4.0.1 on the disk alreay (all machines have the 300 odd Mbyte drives). The installation instructions for 4.0.1 call for a complete file system dump, rebuild the disk, and then restore the rest of the file system. Pretty boring, since the options are dumping to floppy (NO!) or over the net to a cartridge tape (slow....). I was wondering if anyone has dealt with this and whether there may in fact be some subset of files (vmunix, what else??) that I'd need to install and leave the rest intact. As I have a running 4.0.1, that might give some flexibility. If no one has done it but has some tips, I'll post a method if I figure it out. Since 4.0.0 is so flawed, I suspect there's a lot of us upgrading our roadrunners this week... chris