From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 25 12:15:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13DCC1065676 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:15:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from email@guice.ath.cx) Received: from guice.ath.cx (cpe-72-225-169-69.nyc.res.rr.com [72.225.169.69]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3C648FC1F for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:15:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from email@guice.ath.cx) Received: from guice.ath.cx (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by guice.ath.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7PCF0o8005761 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:15:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from email@guice.ath.cx) Received: (from email@localhost) by guice.ath.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m7PCF0fN005760 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:15:00 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from email) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:15:00 -0400 From: freebsd_user@guice.ath.cx To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080825121500.GC5047@WORKSTATION.guice.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: TECRA_A9-S9017 -- /usr/src/UPDATING -- Machine is down. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:15:42 -0000 The short version is, the machine will not enter multi-user mode after we followed the instructions or directions within /usr/src/UPDATING . the SECTION entitled: To upgrade in-place from 4.x-stable to 5.x ----------------------------------------------------- While we are able to enter single-user mode with no apparent issues, attempting to enter multi-user mode yields the following: init can't exec getty '/usr/libexec/getty' for port /dev/ttyv0: The above line takes place for all the ttyv's listed in /etc/ttys. We've checked the entries in /etc/ttys as-well-as checked to be sure /usr/libexec/getty was in fact in its proper place with correct permissions. Because this upgrade went sideways we are only soliciting help to reboot into multi-user mode to retrieve the data which our level.0/9 dump(s) failed to get .thereafter we'll do a fresh install and return this machine to service. What can we do at this point to accomplish our goal of booting in to multi-user mode?