From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 22 11:27:06 2010 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 EE785106564A for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:27:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f48.google.com (mail-bw0-f48.google.com [209.85.214.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77BC58FC1B for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:27:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz8 with SMTP id 8so5170728bwz.7 for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:27:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:received :reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc :content-type; bh=azDQmXzlQln9hx7S1rN5hYPoQUXacu/tGexoJp+qAms=; b=xZIE2aCrqP/qNh8dkVyWcjuyIdxCnggo95v421smGg4z7auGwpahqWzEEKM/taZuEH 3fGVhfynFs8vU913vzSyexXam0Jn76YMVwabHXLhZwZzEewV4UgCZzgTeKcYLDofgaOg 7ytv8LUA+JyJoAYKjP+ywvv1xOFakB9F5sXpg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; b=iZsvEKjeQoSJ5GU8EZexgRxWWSTHQF6jQh+n8n+WENr2ohuJB45nSIpOQNCyg+vnIX c+Hvkh1BWHUSz2TBT94OS7rquFVT5S4yHSsIOVAaH+GCfLmGBBD+YPWCqOTo5eZdOZth sAWvP8JH5Dn3jqfohGKazWfA/dk03FRrqodJE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.65.135 with SMTP id j7mr1922012bki.85.1293017225348; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:27:05 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.52.19 with HTTP; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:27:05 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.52.19 with HTTP; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:27:05 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4D11DA76.32672.214EF771@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> References: <4D11DA76.32672.214EF771@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:27:05 +0000 Message-ID: From: Chris Rees To: Dave Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Well, I broke it! FreeBSD V8.1 release X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: utisoft@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:27:07 -0000 Your PATH isn't set. # fsck / # mount -uw / # /bin/sed -i.bak -e 's/^;//' /etc/rc.conf Or (can't remember where des is kept) # fsck /usr # mount /usr # /usr/bin/sed -i.bak -e 's/^;//' /etc/rc.conf Good luck! Chris -------- Sorry for top-posting, Android won't let me quote, but K-9 can't yet do threading. On 22 Dec 2010 11:01, "Dave" wrote: > Hi... > > I was trying to disable the console screensaver, and found that in > sysinstall, there is no way to select "none" as an option. > > So I went and edited /etc/rc.conf to comment out the line:- > Saver="fire" (or whatever it is) > > I put a ; at the beginning of the line, and now FreeBSD wont come up, > showing an error (unexpected ;) and leaving me with a # prompt. > > How do I get to re-edit rc.conf, to correct the problem, as all command > line commands result in a "not found" error. > > Also. What's the "Correct" way to disable a console screensaver? > > Sysinstall alows you to select and enable one, but not remove it! > > Bit of an oversight that I suspect.... > > Regards. > > Dave B. (Chief numpty!) > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"