Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 11:31:33 +1000 (EST) From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> To: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@www.get-linux.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help repairing this system... mount issues Message-ID: <20030519112814.P93323-100000@hewey.af.speednet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20030519012655.GA19365@webserver.get-linux.org>
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On Sun, 18 May 2003, Joshua Oreman wrote:
> Before you do that, why not try this?
> Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds... [space]
> ok boot -s
> [snip]
> mountroot> ufs:/dev/ad4s1a
> [snip]
> # mount -uw /
> # cd /dev && sh MAKEDEV ad4
> # mount -a
>
> The key command is 'mount -uw /'. This tells the system to remount /
> read-write. It does not need the device file used to mount the
> partition.
>
Wont work because / is mounted on ad4s1a and it wont let you remount it.
I believe the initial ro mount of / is magical.
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:{ andyf@speednet.com.au
Andy Farkas
System Administrator
Speednet Communications
http://www.speednet.com.au/
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