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Date:      Sun, 13 Oct 2002 23:57:00 -0400
From:      wolf <mjoyner2@hq.dyns.cx>
To:        "Tony M." <zigner@earthlink.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Goofed on installing 2nd hard drive
Message-ID:  <3DAA408C.3070305@hq.dyns.cx>
References:  <3DAA3C93.476AD63@earthlink.net>

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at the single user mode prompt:

try this:

mount /
mount /usr
mount /var

cd /etc
vi fstab
  ** make changes **
:w
^D

Tony M. wrote:

> To start - I am a total newbie to FreeBSD.
> I'm using version 4.7
> 
> I installed a 2nd hard drive using the sysinstall, as directed by the FreeBSD
> Handbook.  I then added a line to the /etc/fstab, again as directed.
> I apparently messed up when I added that line.  Now, upon booting, I am told "THE
> FOLLOWING FILE SYSTEM HAD AN UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY  /dev/ad1s1e (/mnt)"
> 
> After that, I hit enter to load the shell from /bin/sh.  At that point, I don't even
> get a log-on prompt.  I can ls the directories and move around to some extent, but I
> can't figure out how to edit /etc/fstab to remove the line that I shouldn't have put
> in.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tony
> 
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