From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 11 02:46:08 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B06018B2 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:46:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wd@us-webmasters.com) Received: from super.grabweb.com (super.grabweb.com [64.237.47.132]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 683EF2F40 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:46:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 15236 invoked from network); 10 Oct 2013 22:45:59 -0400 Received: from batv-01-092.dsl.netins.net (HELO Erika.US-Webmasters.com) (207.199.193.92) by 64-237-47-169.constant.com with ESMTPSA (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted, authenticated); 10 Oct 2013 22:45:59 -0400 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:45:58 -0500 To: Polytropon From: "W. D." Subject: Re: Why no "ls" on DVD or livefs.iso? In-Reply-To: <20131006085830.cbfa52bf.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20131006063608.23914935@hub.freebsd.org> <20131006085830.cbfa52bf.freebsd@edvax.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <20131011024608.B06018B2@hub.freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:46:08 -0000 At 01:58 10/6/2013, Polytropon wrote: >On Sun, 06 Oct 2013 01:29:19 -0500, W. D. wrote: >> Booted with both. Alt-F4 to get to command line. >>=20 >> Very limited commands: "ls: not found". > >Try /rescue/ls explicitely instead. > > > >> Why? What good are these disks if they don't have >> the most basic of commands? > >Only live systems offer more than the "holographic shell" >when booted properly. FreeSBIE has been a very good live >system in the past, but the current installers also allow >you to drop into a working shell environment at a very >early stage (from within bsdinstall). > >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/b >sdinstall-choose-mode.png > >This dialog should bring you into a working shell. I've >been using it myself for disk initialization with a >FreeBSD 9.1 CD. Thanks, Polytropon. I couldn't get FrieSBIE to work. Hung up. Used mfsBSD instead. =20 Had to use 8.X because 9.X hangs. I think it has something to do with my PS2 mouse and keyboard. > > > >> Trying to clone a hard disk that has an number >> of bad sectors. Trying to save most of my data. > >A good approach. If possible, try to obtain a 1:1 copy >of the disk (or partition) and work with that. Check >the mailing list archives for further inspiration. > > > > >--=20 >Polytropon >Magdeburg, Germany >Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 >Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to= "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Start Here to Find It Fast!=99 ->= http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $9.99 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/