> >
> >> If I go into single user mode and put the old kernel back (backups are
> >> wonderfull!) and then reboot, viola... everything works again.
> >
> >You overwrote a good kernel with a test kernel? Tisk, tisk! My root
> >has about 5 kernels scattered around at the moment. One works, one
> >is netbsd (a link to whatever's running so ifconfig works), and the
> >others are various debug kernels.
> 
> Perhaps this isn't clear... I *DID* keep my last kernel around, with a
> different name, of course.  In fact, I have about 4 lying around.  So
> there! ;-)

Four kernels? Hah! I see your four kernels, raise you two per hour (they're
dying quite rapidly at the moment) AND a libkvm! ;-)

> >
> >> If it matters, this is running on a Mac IIx w/ 8mb of ram, and three
> >>harddrives
> >> (one for / and /usr, one for /var, and one for random data...  The root
> >> drive has 3 partitions (1 mac, 1 / and 1 /usr) and the other 2 just have 1
> >> partition each.)
> >>
> >> Any thoughts?
> >
> >Is disklabel staticly linked? The partition mounting code was recently
> >changed, so you might be getting partitons in new places. The problem
> >might be that you seem to have a /usr partiton, and most commands need
> >the shared libraries in /usr/lib. :-(
> 
> Yeah, I'm begining to think I may move / and /usr to one partition because
> of this.  For /usr/bin and /usr/sbin, I moved everything to /bin2 and
> /sbin2 and then set up symbolic links in /usr, both in the mount point
> directory (off of /) and in the /usr partition itself.  I guess the same
> approach would work for /usr/lib, since the links "under" the partition
> "disappear" when /usr is mounted, but this is making my root partition
> pretty ugly!

Leave things where they are, and just don't mount a partition on /usr.
All "being a USR partiton" means is that the (first such) partiton
becomes sdXg, and that the installer will make an fstab trying to
mount it on /usr (I could be wrong on the last point).

I have my second partition (sd1e) mount n /y1. /usr/local is populated
with links to /y1/usr.local/ directories. It keeps / cleaner. Also,
everyting (in /, including /usr) fits in ~100 MB.

Take care,

Bill