Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:26:56 -0700 (PDT) From: KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: can't jump to superuser after buildwerld Message-ID: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0704172311470.9790@libra.sfsu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1175804482.46155a4211b0f@webmail.sfsu.edu> References: <20070403020736.8549C241BF@freebsd-stable.sentex.ca> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0704040855350.15464@libra.sfsu.edu> <20070404125452.M18358@fledge.watson.org> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0704040959490.15464@libra.sfsu.edu> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0704041006060.15464@libra.sfsu.edu> <14989d6e0704041034t1e197592jbd7d609ddd1d0765@mail.gmail.com> <1175734991.46144acfabc7a@webmail.sfsu.edu> <1175736045.46144eed676c2@webmail.sfsu.edu> <1175763113.1318.18.camel@zoot.mintel.co.uk> <1175804304.461559908e35e@webmail.sfsu.edu> <1175804482.46155a4211b0f@webmail.sfsu.edu>
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okay. i am getting a serious stomach ache. i am looking at this page: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html and my head is spinning. i don't feel good. i am halfway thru doing something or other sorta the wrong way. right now i got a prompt.. i am running xfce4, but i can't jump to superuser. i push the button and the laptop shuts down when i want it to. the thing is when i did mergemaster -p i got into big problems i don't understand why. this guy told me how to do vipw like this: TeRReF: In single user mode: mount -a /usr/sbin/vipw then use this inside vipw: :wq That should do it... that helped a lot.. umm.. i felt stupid i guess. i have been using vi for 20 years.. but still.. i really needed this. i feel i need something like this for mergemaster - p or whatever step i should start from. i am sorry for being so stupid. On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, kayve@sfsu.edu wrote: > > i am still trying to follow the below instructions. haven't done so yet, > going away for the weekend. > > >> >>> // change to root >>> $ su - >>> // remove /usr/obj to speed up the build >>> # cd /usr/obj && chflags -R noschg * && rm -rf * >> >> didn't do this.. but i guess that shouldn't matter. >> >>> // Build a new world >>> # cd /usr/src >>> # make -j4 buildworld >>> // build a new kernel (do not put any job options for this build) >> >> didn't use "-j4" but otherwise i believe we did this. >> >>> # make buildkernel >>> // install the new kernel >> >> gheist seemed to be aware of this and had an opinion about not >> needing it. >> >>> # make installkernel >>> // reboot to single user mode (boot -s from the loader prompt) >>> # shutdown -r now >>> >> >> did this. >> >>> // After reboot >>> // check + mount all filesystems >>> # fsck -p >> >> did this >> >>> # mount -u / >>> # mount -a -t ufs >> >> did merely "mount -a" >> >>> # swapon -a >>> // prepare /etc for the world install >> >> didn't do this. >> >>> # mergemaster -p >>> // install the new world >> >> this step is where all hell broke loose. i got this strange question >> that i didn't know how to respond to. my prompt changed. it felt >> like things went seriously wrong here. >> >> >> >>> # cd /usr/src ; make installworld >>> // run mergemaster again >>> # mergemaster >>> // reboot to an updated system >>> # shutdown -r now >>> >>> All these instructions are in the handbook. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html >>> [2] >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html >>> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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