Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 14:26:21 -0500 From: Tom Pusateri <pusateri@bangj.com> To: mexas@bris.ac.uk Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: single user mode? Message-ID: <D8D903C6-F2DD-4A19-8D36-A86FFB67281C@bangj.com> In-Reply-To: <201412061917.sB6JH7pU013725@mech-as221.men.bris.ac.uk>
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> On Dec 6, 2014, at 2:17 PM, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bris.ac.uk> wrote: > >> From lists.br@gmail.com Sat Dec 6 14:22:54 2014 >>> Is it possible to enter a single user mode >>> on arm 10.1-release? >>> >>> My disk, well.. the sd card, got corrupted, >>> so wanted to run fsck on it, but cannot >>> enter a single user mode. I ended up putting >>> the sd card into a laptop and running fsck there. >>> This fixed lots of panics, but is it possible >>> to enter the single user mode on arm, and >>> run fsck directly there? >> >> If you are using RPi with official or crochet images then yes, you can >> force it to boot in single user mode and run fsck, but (and there >> always a but) you can only do that from serial console, the vt >> framebuffer starts too late to allow you to break into loader prompt. > > so I need a usb to serial converter for this, right? > > Anton > You need a TTL serial cable. I have used this one successfully which is around $5 USD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AGDTA4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Tomhome | help
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