Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 00:15:24 +0100 From: "Lee" <lee@unassemble.co.uk> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Can only boot into single-user mode - Please Help Urgent Message-ID: <003501c21c9e$310ad840$6400a8c0@Administrator>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C21CA6.91240140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, Please help urgently. I was just editing the rc.conf file to add some new ethernet card = aliases but I missed out the file ' " ', now the system will only allow = me to boot into single-user mode. I know how to fix the problem, but as the / filesystem is mounted = read-only I cannot edit the rc.conf file. I have tried using the Install CD's fixit option but none of the options = work. Can anyone tell me. a) How to by pass the rc.conf file and just the rc.conf.defaults b) How to unmount the filesystem, so that I can remount it with right = access. thanks for any help any one can offer. I would also like to make a couple of comments / questions: Is it appropriate to have the / file system mounted read-only, as this = prevents as editing of the system files which are most likely to cause = boot problems? Also, IMHO, the Emergency Holographic shell is next to useless with this = particular problem as none of the basic commands I tried work (e.g. = mount, umount, ls, etc). Regards Lee ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C21CA6.91240140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please help urgently.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was just editing the rc.conf file to = add some new=20 ethernet card aliases but I missed out the file ' " ', now the system = will only=20 allow me to boot into single-user mode.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know how to fix the problem, but as = the /=20 filesystem is mounted read-only I cannot edit the rc.conf = file.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have tried using the Install CD's = fixit option=20 but none of the options work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can anyone tell me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a) How to by pass the rc.conf file and = just the=20 rc.conf.defaults</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>b) How to unmount the filesystem, so = that I can=20 remount it with right access.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>thanks for any help any one can = offer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would also like to make a couple of = comments /=20 questions:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is it appropriate to have the / file = system mounted=20 read-only, as this prevents as editing of the system files which are = most likely=20 to cause boot problems?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, IMHO, the Emergency Holographic = shell is next=20 to useless with this particular problem as none of the basic commands I = tried=20 work (e.g. mount, umount, ls, etc).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lee</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C21CA6.91240140-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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