From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 9 16:51:38 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FB61885 for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:51:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olivares14031@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DAF3D5F for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:51:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f182.google.com with SMTP id 16so2418086obc.13 for ; Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:51:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=8IJelrrn2CpsGugP8BEdgabM5NfPYqT75xhcVat3RR0=; b=BzuF2GkdnGGINoXMeUsbtmWHtcW4Uue9goFdDz4c1ROMO7SSiBmmjjUQZdnz0zyAc/ 8bV3o70GRP5+SNKmBSrzwG/IZayjHBri/BOx1SUwFAeSMIG0fOvIWFkxpB7ScRz/ncCV PRV3a72dgylFepay4ik7TtKwC3t+91dQmi2eXadQjgDttP5VuvMGWlMKff/JB8HTW3bx o9X01/6jMI1frWwNGnwvo8EIDQSxR2hnz3rpP8Wh4ieZM+pnA8RopFBevfySjhVJMV9m Dg5vwPQnZXHC2yiYU2rE3OOxgr6+6L9Z9OFtFzZAzokkG8ufHQ+6PlDgizNcHEnhWnwh cj9w== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.172.230 with SMTP id bf6mr38126653oec.102.1357750297500; Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:51:37 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.76.34.38 with HTTP; Wed, 9 Jan 2013 08:51:37 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <41E558E9-D01C-41C6-A5C9-84D7475790F5@my.gd> References: <50ECC745.4020804@a1poweruser.com> <41E558E9-D01C-41C6-A5C9-84D7475790F5@my.gd> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:51:37 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: how to change from STABLE to RELEASE? From: Antonio Olivares To: Fleuriot Damien Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: FreeBSD Questions 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: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:51:38 -0000 >> =========================== >> >> 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