From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 19 14:12:50 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66DC816A417 for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:12:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tonylabarbara@aol.com) Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com (imo-m20.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09C7F13C459 for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:12:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tonylabarbara@aol.com) Received: from tonylabarbara@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id r.c28.2bbebeff (37033); Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:12:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from webmail-dd20 (webmail-dd20.webmail.aol.com [205.188.104.20]) by cia-db02.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADB023-90a947bae3da241; Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:12:42 -0500 References: <8CA405E73C8956B-9DC-24CB@WEBMAIL-MA05.sysops.aol.com> <47B9B118.3060402@locolomo.org> To: norgaard@locolomo.org Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:12:42 -0500 X-AOL-IP: 190.166.0.125 In-Reply-To: <47B9B118.3060402@locolomo.org> X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI Received: from 190.166.0.125 by webmail-dd20.sysops.aol.com (205.188.104.20) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:12:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 From: tonylabarbara@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 34032-STANDARD Message-Id: <8CA4118A04B3CF8-E90-5D9@webmail-dd20.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:37:41 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:12:50 -0000 In line... -----Original Message----- From: Erik Norgaard 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 ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.= aol.com