Fixit cd for AMD64 on 6.2-RELEASE problem?

[Sam Leffler]

Steven Hartland wrote:
> I'm currently trying to use the Fixit cd on AMD64 ( 6.2 )
> and it appears it has issues. When trying to fsck a
> disk it reports:
> fsck: exec fsck_4.2bsd for XXXX in /sbin:/usr/sbin: No such file or
> directory
> 
> When looking on the mounted volumes for fsck_4.2bsd its
> located under:
> /dist/rescue/fsck_4.2bsd
> /dist/sbin/fsck_4.2bsd
> 
> Surely /dist/sbin and /dist/usr/sbin should be in the PATH
> by default?
> 
> Also it seems that fsck uses a hardcoded search path so
> setting PATH is not good enough, I had to create a symlink
> it into /sbin. With fsck being one of the common things
> people do with fixit would be nice if it just worked.
> 
> P.S. Not sure if this is limited to AMD64, I suspect not
> but thats what I was working on.

Sometime back I needed the fixit CD and hit various problems like this
(generated a 1/2 dozen items on my TODO list not all of which have been
crossed off yet).  This stuff gets precious little testing and could use
a champion to help improve it.  Seems like a chore most anyone could
help with...

	Sam