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Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 11:24:36 -0600
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Subject: Re: Can't get to boot prompt
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Just press enter at the prompt.... that IS the path. Then:

#mount -u /

#mount -a -t ufs

#swapon -a


At 10:59 AM 1.6.2002 -0600, Jim Gansle wrote: 

>>>>

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><bigger><bigger>I made a couple errors
in editing the rc.confg file, and as a result the boot process doesn't
get me to the login prompt. It stops and asks me for the full pathname of
the shell or to press RETURN for /bin/sh. I haven't been able to
determine what the "full pathname" is, and couldn't get anywhere in
/bin/sh.

</bigger></bigger></fontfamily>  

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><bigger><bigger>Can anyone help this
Windows-indoctrinated newbie get back to working with FBSD? With thanks
in advance.

</bigger></bigger></fontfamily>  

<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><bigger><bigger>Jim Gansle

</bigger></bigger></fontfamily>

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Jack L. Stone,

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