Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:12:42 -0500 From: tonylabarbara@aol.com To: norgaard@locolomo.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem Message-ID: <8CA4118A04B3CF8-E90-5D9@webmail-dd20.sysops.aol.com> In-Reply-To: <47B9B118.3060402@locolomo.org> References: <8CA405E73C8956B-9DC-24CB@WEBMAIL-MA05.sysops.aol.com> <47B9B118.3060402@locolomo.org>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org>
To: tonylabarbara@aol.com
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Sent: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:23 pm
Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem
tonylabarbara@aol.com wrote:=C2=A0
> Hi:=C2=A0
> I wrote earlier, got one response. It was way off course, so I=C2=B4m rewr=
iting. No, I can rebuild X11 if I can solve the following problem:=C2=A0
> > Strange problem here. /usr/local got wiped for no reason I can think of.=
Everything. Nothing there at all. I can=C2=B4t > even change the pw. Nothin=
g on this build anyway. But went to rebuild (6.2) and > got caught in a loop=
-- note, that=C2=B4s a loop -- in these steps:=C2=A0
> -- Select Drive=C2=A0
> > -- FDISK Partition Editor ("Q")=C2=A0
> > -- Install Boot Manager=C2=A0
> > I would prefer to rebuild (note: rebuild) because I want to add X Window=
s (that=C2=B4s ADD X) and I=C2=B4d rather not > have to rebuild the kernel.=20=
How can I wipe the drive? If I cannot rebuild, can I > just add the ports? W=
hat about changing pw?=C2=A0
=C2=A0
> 1) I'm not sure what you mean about "rebuild" - I wouldn't ever need fdisk=
or install boot manager for that - are you reinstalling? Are=20
> you using sysinstall for recovery?=C2=A0
I was=C2=A0just going to reinstall. There is nothing important on the hd.
=C2=A0
> 2) Are you having an error that gets you into single user or similar? Mayb=
e you can't change the password because your root partition is=20
> mounted read only.=C2=A0
No. I can log in. I just can't change pw.
=C2=A0
> Post the output of this command:=C2=A0
=C2=A0
> # mount=C2=A0
=C2=A0
> For example, when my root partition is read-only, I get=C2=A0
> /dev/ad0s1a on / (ufs, local, read-only)=C2=A0
=C2=A0
> and also post output from,=C2=A0
=C2=A0
> # df=C2=A0
=C2=A0
I can do this at home...not now. I can post the output next time I'm online,=
which could be tomorrow or as late as Saturday.
Thanks,
Tony
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