Date: 22 Apr 2000 14:03:05 -0400 From: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.0 via CVSup and rescuing my system ;-) Message-ID: <87d7nic8ti.fsf@tea.thpoon.com> In-Reply-To: Nils Holland's message of "Sat, 22 Apr 2000 19:26:45 %2B0200 (CEST)" References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004221921040.1379-100000@ilka.ncptiddische.net>
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Nils Holland <nils@frozenfeelings.com> writes: > Now, if I wanted to get 4.0-STABLE, is all I have to do running > CVSup and getting RELENG_4 or is there more to do in order to get from > 3.4-STABLE to 4.0-STABLE? Yes. > Second question: I have messed up a system! In /etc/fstab I have set a > wrong root file system, and I noticed it after I had already > rebooted. Now, how can I create a floppy disk on a working machine with > which I can boot the other machine, so that I can mount the appropriate > partition and edit /etc/fstab. Or, as an alternative, is there some > argument I can set on the *bad* machine while it boots in order to specify > a root-fs different from the one specifies in its /etc/fstab? You can use the FreeBSD installation disks to boot the machine, then switch to another virtual console, mount the partition which contains /etc, edit the fstab, and then reboot. -- Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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