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Date:      Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:24:47 +0100
From:      Ian Morrison <ian@darq.net>
To:        Paul Halliday <dp@penix.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: kernel screwup
Message-ID:  <20011021012447.C25273@phear.darq.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0110201008440.20327-100000@saruman.xwin.net>; from dp@penix.org on Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 10:18:53AM -0500
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.33.0110201008440.20327-100000@saruman.xwin.net>

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On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 10:18:53AM -0500, Paul Halliday wrote:

> Long story short. After a reboot I noticed this error, no problem I will
> just boot kernel.old :( I must be tired . Ok, one more option
> kernel.GENERIC. Thought I was safe but that kernel refuses to boot due
> to init dropping core for some strange reason.

> Any ideas on how I can mount the fs so I can change my mistakes?
> FYI, its my laptop.

You could try booting from an install floppy/cd and using an emergency
shell to mount(8) the relevant partitions.  if after that it's looking
difficult to fix (if say, all your binaries are refusing to run) then
you can reinstall your machine from cd/net/whatever as if it were an
upgrade.  This should give you a working system again, allowing you to
reconfigure and compile.

hope that helps,


ian
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