From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jun 30 3:42:44 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18B6437B400 for ; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 03:42:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C32443E09 for ; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 03:42:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g5UAgUtD039609; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:42:30 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost) by happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) id g5UAgOu9039608; Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:42:24 +0100 (BST) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:42:24 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: Ivan Carey Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to use fixit Message-ID: <20020630104224.GD39130@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> References: <001801c21ff9$c23f20b0$0201a8c0@ivan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <001801c21ff9$c23f20b0$0201a8c0@ivan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Jun 30, 2002 at 03:48:27PM +1000, Ivan Carey wrote: > Can you please tell me where I may be able to find how to use the > fixit utility? There isn't a `fixit' program as such. What the fixit floppy does is provide a way for you to get around problems in the boot process that prevent your machine getting to any sort of usable state. Essentially it's a miniature system image on a floppy with the most useful unix tools squeezed onto it. Once you've booted from the fixit floppy, you're expected to mount your hard drive and go in and edit files and such like to make your system bootable again. http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/4-STABLE/installation/i386/trouble.html > I have had a need to use the fixit utility to fix a problem with my > system after upgrading from 4.3 to 4.6. Most problems can be resolved without using the fixit floppy. If you have got your machine into such a state that you can't even boot to single user mode and the fixit floppy is your only hope, then unless you are a whizz with low-level unix stuff, you may find it more profitable to do a re-install. Why don't you post some more detail about exactly what the problem is? Chances are someone will know how to help you out. Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way Tel: +44 1628 476614 Marlow Fax: +44 0870 0522645 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message