Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:51:37 -0600 From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> To: Fleuriot Damien <ml@my.gd> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how to change from STABLE to RELEASE? Message-ID: <CAJ5UdcP1_iV8ktwXnZpPuLKhtwyR=5rFuTK2Wy_S_hg=nxd%2BwA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <41E558E9-D01C-41C6-A5C9-84D7475790F5@my.gd> References: <CAJ5UdcMr3pWBSM0CPMYxzBsKOpNr7u9jn47GAU=LhhBqtLZN8w@mail.gmail.com> <50ECC745.4020804@a1poweruser.com> <CAJ5UdcMQjb-jSg%2BzcKQ-2AJVdVQH5Vj4NhOm%2B=NhYSKwg4tbcw@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcNbKqhfnqXd23gv7KZv-HVZn6uL7mmfK87kqECQ8=7uEQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcPO7X8-bKDLXKe3vat1PiP=_Li4Zdw4zAugs2GHR__=gQ@mail.gmail.com> <41E558E9-D01C-41C6-A5C9-84D7475790F5@my.gd>
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>> =========================== >> >> When I reboot I get: >> >> Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: >> I press enter and try: >> >> # mount -a >> mount: not found >> # mount -urw / >> mount: not found >> # >> >> I try >> # /rescue/vi /etc/defaults/rc.conf >> which is the one that is borked, to fix it and remove the "<<<<" that >> present in there, I get >> >> ex/vi: Error: /var/tmp/vi.recover: Read-only file sytem >> ex/vi: Modifications not recoverable if the session fails >> ex/vi: Error: /etc/defaults/rc.conf: Read-only file sytem >> ex/vi: Error: Unable to create temporary file: Read-only file system >> >> I can boot the livedvd for FreeBSD 9.1 or 8.2/8.3 series as I have >> them available. There used to be the fixit command and I could use >> it. I try the advice in System Administration chapter of handbook, >> but it does not work here :( >> >> boot -s >> mount -a >> mount -urw / >> >> as found in: >> >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/faq/admin.html#rcconf-readonly >> >> >> Words of advice and suggestions are greatly appreciated and would get >> me to fix the mess that I started by myself :( >> >> Regards, > > > > > mount -o rw / > > > Alternatively boot a livefs CD (or martin matuska's mfsbsd) and mount your / partition from there, read-write. > > Thank you for the suggestion. I am now back in the saddle and running 9.1-RELEASE on this machine. Thanks for all the help provided. $ uname -r 9.1-RELEASE $ uname -a FreeBSD e213-amd64-1.grullahighschool.org 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 r243825: Tue Dec 4 09:23:10 UTC 2012 root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 Regards, Antonio
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