From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 22 08:04:05 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 416A61065670 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:04:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freysman@comcast.net) Received: from qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 218A28FC1B for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:04:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from omta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.11]) by qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Aw2k1g0010EPchoA1w44ZC; Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:04:04 +0000 Received: from sz0078.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.134]) by omta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Aw441g0032tc5RY8Mw44cF; Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:04:04 +0000 Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:04:04 +0000 (UTC) From: David J Brooks To: Scot Hetzel Message-ID: <500638861.967000.1298361844004.JavaMail.root@sz0078a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Originating-IP: [98.197.185.124] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.5_GA_2431.RHEL5_64 (ZimbraWebClient - SAF3 (Win)/6.0.5_GA_2427.RHEL4) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: system crash during make installworld X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:04:05 -0000 >> Next I made a copy of the 8.2-RC# install disk and tried to do an upgrade in place. It was unable to backup /etc to /var/tmp/etc due to: >> >> ELF interpreter /libexec/ld-elf.so.1 not found >> Abort trap >> >> .. again. This happens pretty much anytime I try to execute a command that does not come from /rescue >> >> >> I really rather not do a clean install and lose all my configuration data, but it's increasingly looking like that may be my only option. >> >To copy your /etc directory to /var/tmp use: > >/rescue/cp -rp /etc /var/tmp > >Scot That seems to be working. Thanks to all who have helped in sorting out this mess! David