Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 09:57:09 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> To: Jon Earle <jearle@kronos.honk.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help - Lost kernel! Message-ID: <20000406095709.A85848@relay.ucb.crimea.ua> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.20000405225847.00aedc80@shadow>; from Jon Earle on Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 10:59:53PM -0400 References: <4.3.2.20000405225847.00aedc80@shadow>
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On Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 10:59:53PM -0400, Jon Earle wrote: > Hi! > > I've a FreeBSD v2.2 box, which has had the kernel deleted, actually, all > files in / (but not subdirs) were deleted. I don't know how or when. For > some reason, the box rebooted itself this afternoon, making its sorry state > known. > > I've good backup tape on this sucker, but I don't have the install media or > a boot floppy. If I can find some way to boot the sucker, I can restore > the files in / and it should live again. > > Any thoughts? > If your /usr directory was on the root filesystem, then there could be compiled version of your kernel in /usr/src/sys/compile/YOUR_KERNEL. From the boot blocks (press spacebar when the first "/-\" symbol appers), and then at the "Boot: " prompt, type /sys/compile/YOUR_KERNEL/kernel If not, you could boot off from the boot floppies, mount your hard drive root filesystem, and copy GENERIC kernel from the boot floppy. Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA of the ru@ucb.crimea.ua United Commercial Bank, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.247.647 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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