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Date:      Sat, 2 Dec 2000 13:30:19 +0800
From:      "James Lim" <jameslpin@pacific.net.sg>
To:        "brian william wolter" <bwolter@thesadmachine.org>
Cc:        "Tunjie Sumner" <tunjie@earthlink.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Installation Problem
Message-ID:  <017901c05c20$f5dbb760$1a5f78cb@danielsee>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.30.0012012337000.96402-100000@linux.thesadmachine.org>

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During boot,

press any key to go to the command prompt and type in boot -s to go into
single user mode.

Regards,
James Lim

----- Original Message -----
From: "brian william wolter" <bwolter@thesadmachine.org>
To: "James Lim" <jameslpin@pacific.net.sg>
Cc: "Tunjie Sumner" <tunjie@earthlink.net>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: Installation Problem


> just because this reminded me of it... how do you boot to single user
> mode?
>
> peace,
> brian
>
>
> t h e S a d M a c h i n e . o r g
>
> On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, James Lim wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> >         Try to run fsck when you are in single user mode. See if it
works!
> >
> > Regards,
> > James Lim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "brian william wolter" <bwolter@thesadmachine.org>
> > To: "Tunjie Sumner" <tunjie@earthlink.net>
> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 1:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: Installation Problem
> >
> >
> > > well, i'm not too sure how exactly to solve your problem, but i once
had a
> > > similar one while messing with my /etc/rc configuration.  i do know
that
> > > in order to edit anything (as in write to the fs) you first have to
mount
> > > the filesystem manually... something like: mount /dev/ad5s1 only
whatever
> > > device your root fs is on.
> > >
> > > hope that helps
> > >
> > > peace,
> > > brian
> > >
> > >
> > > t h e S a d M a c h i n e . o r g
> > >
> > > On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Tunjie Sumner wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I am a novice with the FreeBSD 4.1 software.  I was in the process
of
> > newly
> > > > installing my software.  I was configuring the X Server during the
> > initial
> > > > or first installation when my system froze on me.  I then cold boot
or
> > > > turned off the computer off and then on again.  I am using the BSD
> > Desktop
> > > > Edition-UNIX OS version 4.1.  I need some assistance in getting the
> > > > software running.  I am able to boot and I received these system
> > messages:
> > > >
> > > > Mounting root from ufs :/dev/ad1sa3
> > > > WARNING: /mnt was not properly mounted
> > > > Swapon: adding /dev/ad1s3b as swap device
> > > > Automatic boot in progress
> > > > /dev/ad1s3a: LINK COUNT FILE 1=6273 owner = root MODE=20640
> > > > /dev/ad1s3a: SIZE=0 MTIME = Nov 30 16:06 2000 COUNT 1 SHOULD BE 2
> > > > /dev/ad1s3a: LINK COUNT INCREASING
> > > > /dev/ad1s3a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY
> > > > Automatic file system check failed...help!
> > > > Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > After reading the boot message above I then proceeded to enter(E)
the
> > > > following command and received(R) the system's response:
> > > >
> > > > (E) /stand/sysinstall
> > > > (R) Error opening terminal: cons25
> > > > (E) mkdir /usr/var
> > > > (R) mkdir: /usr/var: Read-only file system
> > > > (E) tar cf - .1 (cd /usr/var; tar xf - )
> > > > (R) tar: not found
> > > >     cd: can't cd to /usr/var
> > > >     tar: not found
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Please reply ASAP
> > > > Regards
> > > > Tunjie L. Sumner
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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