Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 13:31:52 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: robert@webtent.com Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: boot problem - how can I access the file system Message-ID: <4319EC18.5010604@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <1125771356.7916.3.camel@columbus> References: <1125771356.7916.3.camel@columbus>
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Robert Fitzpatrick wrote: >I made a mistake to my /boot/loader.conf file and now the system hangs >after pressing F1 and before the boot options menu. How can I access the >file to edit it? I have the install CD, but can't seem to figure out how >to get to the file system. > > > When it happened to me, I had the good fortune to have another FBSD system nearby. Mounted it there, edited mistake, voila. What resources do you have? Further thoughts: 1] Boot off of a live CD (Matt Olander posted a link to a nice, fairly small one on advocacy@ yesterday, IIRC). 2] Fixit CD or Fixit floppy. Available via FTP from ftp.freebsd.org. 3] sysinstall's emergency holographic shell - dunno if it can edit. Might be able to cp a backup, though, if you have one. HTH, Kevin Kinsey
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