From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 21 13:01:58 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58A1B16A418 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:01:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zszalbot@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF8B813C469 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:01:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zszalbot@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b2so282642nfb.33 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:01:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=pF9HAyqjmIIdVYaEerkVs4MpwU36hj/68X1PXGLe6N8=; b=suVH8VCNjiKz8PS94NA9Ms1es/ADMqs1NtPCE23y+iShAKtZIkcOz9GrtH9rdaIT0/87ptWKj+8KiNh/5eg4vIV8IUxsxeWhhsiVJ2i2uahP1YM7fMSeZn6x8RsF1iz/u3NQfLiPRwq/X9G0OQPuy4N7ITOj39HCdCBFZnXbngs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=OTL1E0c5pgjIKR5Me6GDJTqesVhAax4g7RQ33D/gF6uU8p7OTxkMFLYg9wDcMsJxVe4OE3GkOU1kSNVR3JIkceb43i9H80uAWroFx1StrhscMe/sWqoK48/d83KZHM4lKo+evDbnHSpzPTze12W6NrjvgHJl7hQm0Fp3fAN8M4U= Received: by 10.78.133.2 with SMTP id g2mr8963568hud.26.1200920515340; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:01:55 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.130.5 with HTTP; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:01:55 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <94136a2c0801210501j2da78478mef9d07b1ed6f1863@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:01:55 +0100 From: "Zbigniew Szalbot" To: "Manolis Kiagias" In-Reply-To: <4794971E.6040200@otenet.gr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <94136a2c0801210442q2ab2cbdbs6257c71b1a614296@mail.gmail.com> <4794971E.6040200@otenet.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot problems / redirection unexpected X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:01:58 -0000 Hello, 2008/1/21, Manolis Kiagias : > Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > > hello, > > > > Trying to boot 6.3. There seems to be some problem with /etc/rc.subr > > it gives me some message about redirection unexpected. I am trying to > > copy this file form a back-up to /etc but when I do that it says: > > read-only file system. > > > > I should add that I am operating as root (could not go into multiuser). > > > > What are my options now? How do I make files in /etc writeable so that > > I can copy the file from backup? > > > > Many thanks! > > > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > > > So it seems your problems where far more than not getting a GENERIC > kernel... > I guess this is the machine where you merged the changes of the conf files? > > If you do have a backup, reboot into single user mode and do something like: > > mount -o rw / > > This will remount you root partition read-write and you will be able to > copy the backup back. Yes, thanks I was able to do that. However, there seem to be some other problems so I am right now looking at what mess I have and praying I can revert it somehow :) Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot