So after the 1.3b8 update when I realized "oh nice, I haven't backed up 
my config file in probably a year..."  I calmed down and hoped that it 
was an MFS issue, or some partial load of the firmware and perhaps my 
config.xml would be safe.  So to help others that might run into that at 
some point, or for those wishing to get their config.xml and make mass 
edits to it using their text editor of chose, I put together a quick 
"how to" on mounting the CF card image on a FreeBSD box.  Hope this 
helps someone.

http://www.netassassin.com/index.php?q=node/48

-Frank