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Date:      Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:50:22 +0200
From:      Christoph Sold <so@i-clue.de>
To:        nathan mace <nmace85@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: help! i ran mergemaster and messed up /etc!
Message-ID:  <3BA0653E.8000101@i-clue.de>
References:  <20010913053720.97367.qmail@web20004.mail.yahoo.com>

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nathan mace wrote:

>i just ran mergemaster after i compiled a new kernel
>and did a makeworld, then i rebooted.  now when
>freebsd boots up, it checks the hardware and stuff
>then when it starts the local services it gets hung in
>and endless loop concerning getty.
>
>luckily i made a backup of etc before i started, but
>how can i get logged in to install the backup?  i
>tried single user mode by booting with -s but it just
>returns to the boot prompt...what do i do?
>

Boot off fixit floppies, or, if you got them fixit CD-ROM. mount your 
partitions and off you go. If you got no boot media at hand, download a 
fixit floppy image or any recent FreeBSD ISO.

HTH
-Christoph Sold



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