Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 01:04:46 +0100 (MET) From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@Informatik.BA-Stuttgart.DE> To: gerard@dimensional.com (Gerard Giamberdine) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot manager and switching hard drives (part 2) Message-ID: <199711040004.BAA03819@rvc1.informatik.ba-stuttgart.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.971103081840.29744B-100000@flatland.dimensional.com> from Gerard Giamberdine at "Nov 3, 97 08:29:33 am"
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> Ok. It finds the root and enters the emergency shell. However I'm unable Probably, because the entries in /etc/fstab don't mirror you new configuration. > to edit any files or remake the devices (message- Read only file system) - Do a mount -rw -u /dev/wd2a This will allow you to write on the root partition. > like I don't actually have root permissions. Also, vi complains 'unknown > terminal type' and won't start - is this the TERM variable (and what > should it be set to)?. Thanks again for your help! TERM=cons25 Wolfgang
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