Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 17:40:52 -0600 From: Bob Martin <bob@buckhorn.net> To: James A Wilde <james.wilde@telia.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: readonly filesystem to read-write Message-ID: <38616184.FF154287@buckhorn.net> References: <04dc01bf4cbf$e726fde0$8208a8c0@iqunlimited.net>
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James A Wilde wrote: > > Hi: > > I loaded FBSD 3.1 on an old pentium today. The network card was not working > so I > added some lines to rc.conf. Unfortunately the first of these lacked the " > before the value > so the boot process bombed out at, presumably, single user stage. No > editors were available > except ed but ed couldn't do anything since the file system was readonly. I > can't mv the file > either for the same reason. > > How do I change the state of the file system to read-write so that I can at > least boot the > system all the way and then repair the file with vi? > > TIA > > mvh/regards > > James > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message Assuming a standard installation: umount / mount / mount /usr Bob Martin -- "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -- Albert Einstein To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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