Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 22:56:49 -0500 From: Chen Xu <xuc@mcbi-34.med.nyu.edu> To: degraz@tusco.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Editing fstab when system won't boot? Message-ID: <20001126225649.C16055@saturn.med.nyu.edu> In-Reply-To: <F214HfMVur6nzO9OMHf0000465e@hotmail.com>; from tmtroyer@hotmail.com on Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 04:48:20AM -0000 References: <F214HfMVur6nzO9OMHf0000465e@hotmail.com>
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IF you mean you were dropped into single mode, then it will be simple. Just to 'mount -u /' and then use vi to edit the fstab again. Chen * Travis Troyer <tmtroyer@hotmail.com> [001124 23:49]: > I edited my fstab file to mount a second hard drive I have. I made a > mistake, typing "/dec" instead of "/dev", now the system will not boot. I > remember having a problem like this before, and somehow I got into a mode, > even though the os wouldn't load, where I typed "edit" and it allowed me to > edit the file, and reboot.. I absolutely cannot remember, or find how I did > this. Anybody have any ideas? > > Also, this is another problem I have fixed awhile ago, but forgot how :) > When I connect to telnet or the ftp server, it takes forever for the login > to come up. Before I was told to comment out a line, I beleive, that had to > do with resoliving the hostname? > > Any help with either problem would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > travis troyer > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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