Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 11:13:31 -0400 From: Joseph <jolt@nicholasofmyra.org> To: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=2Equestions?= @freebsd.org" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: leburke@mindspring.com Subject: Re: boot hang Message-ID: <3BD82C1B.3040503@nicholasofmyra.org> References: <3.0.5.32.20011025095859.00f46e68@mail.sage-american.com>
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More specifically, you want to boot: /kernel -s for single user mode. jacks@sage-american.com wrote: >During the very initial bootup, you have a few seconds to choose whether to >boot (hit enter) or hit some other key to go to prompt. That is your safe >mode.... > >At 09:37 AM 10.25.2001 -0400, A. Lester Burke wrote: > >>Question >> >>I have a machine that won't boot completely because, it tells me, it >>can't mount an NFS partition. Problem is it just hangs there, so I >>can't get into the machine to change anything. >> >>The question is : Is there a way to boot up into "safe mode" so that I >>can at least read the error logs or something. ? slight panic, but Ilm >>not screaming yet >> >>Thanks >> >>-- >>A. Lester Burke >>Network Analyst >>Arlington Public Schools, VA >>V 703-228-6057 >>E leburke@mindspring.com >> >>"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary >>safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." >>Ben Franklin >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> > >Best regards, >Jack L. Stone, >Server Admin > >Sage-American >http://www.sage-american.com >jacks@sage-american.com > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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