01-15-2009
Flash Archive Retrival Method
Need a little help figuring out how to restore a .flar image using the Flash Archive Retrival Method.
I am using Solaris 8 on a Sun V240. I boot the system using the Solaris 8 disk 1of2 and provide the necessary information asked. When the screen gets to the Flash Archive Retrival Method screen there are five options to choice from.
HTTP
NFS - I use this for restoring images from my network server
Local File
Local Tape - I use this to restore images from DAT tapes
Local Device
I am trying to figure out how to restore .flar images that are on DVDs or External Hard Drives.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks
Kevin
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LEARN ABOUT FREEBSD
elf_rand
ELF_RAND(3) BSD Library Functions Manual ELF_RAND(3)
NAME
elf_rand -- provide sequential access to the next archive member
LIBRARY
ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)
SYNOPSIS
#include <libelf.h>
off_t
elf_rand(Elf *archive, off_t offset);
DESCRIPTION
The elf_rand() function causes the ELF descriptor archive to be adjusted so that the next call to elf_begin(3) will provide access to the ar-
chive member at byte offset offset in the archive. Argument offset is the byte offset from the start of the archive to the beginning of the
archive header for the desired member.
Archive member offsets may be retrieved using the elf_getarsym(3) function.
RETURN VALUES
Function elf_rand() returns offset if successful or zero in case of an error.
EXAMPLES
To process all the members of an archive use:
off_t off;
Elf *archive, *e;
...
cmd = ELF_C_READ;
archive = elf_begin(fd, cmd, NULL);
while ((e = elf_begin(fd, cmd, archive)) != (Elf *) 0)
{
... process `e' here ...
elf_end(e);
off = ...new value...;
if (elf_rand(archive, off) != off) {
... process error ...
}
}
elf_end(archive);
To rewind an archive, use:
Elf *archive;
...
if (elf_rand(archive, SARMAG) != SARMAG) {
... error ...
}
ERRORS
Function elf_rand() may fail with the following errors:
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT] Argument archive was null.
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT] Argument archive was not a descriptor for an ar(1) archive.
[ELF_E_ARCHIVE] Argument offset did not correspond to the start of an archive member header.
SEE ALSO
ar(1), elf(3), elf_begin(3), elf_end(3), elf_getarsym(3), elf_next(3), gelf(3)
BSD
June 17, 2006 BSD