Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:43:32 +0200 From: Rogier Steehouder <r.j.s@gmx.net> To: Matt Lazarou <matt@lazarou.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: regarding freebsd Message-ID: <20011026104332.A4459@localhost> In-Reply-To: <MDAEMON-F200110260138.AA384781md50000067789@curdin.tzo.com>; from matt@lazarou.org on Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 01:38:41AM %2B0200 References: <20011025202214.C970@localhost> <MDAEMON-F200110260138.AA384781md50000067789@curdin.tzo.com>
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On 26-10-2001 01:38 (+0200), Matt Lazarou wrote:
> Thanx for replying however i solved the problem last night. It was:
> 1:ad(1,a)/kernel
> I than did a fsck and it automatically rebooted into the X server for me.
>
> However i now have a new problem. the commands: top, top -d1, xterm -e
> top, systat -vmstat, systat -i, systat -mbufs etc etc dot work no more.
> Why is this: i get the message: geek@unixpros:/usr/home/geek$ top
> top: nlist failed
> i get that message when i try the other commands.
>
> Any help on how i can fix this problem even if it takes two days is truely
> apperciated. Thank you hope to hear from you soon.
These commands are tightly linked to the kernel. The only thing I can
think of is that the kernel is older/newer than the rest of the system,
but I am not sure.
With kind regards, Rogier Steehouder
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rogier Steehouder <r.j.s@gmx.net>
> To: Matt Lazarou <matt@lazarou.org>
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 20:22:15 +0200
> Subject: Re: regarding freebsd
>
> > On 23-10-2001 23:02 (+0200), Matt Lazarou wrote:
> > > Hi There,
> > >
> > > I had my FreeBSD box running for 26 days when i got home from work
> > today
> > > the system was frozen so i killed the x server and it wouldn't let me
> > > relogin in. Now when i restarted my computer... and tryed booting
> > back
> > > into FreeBSD i got the message:
> > > FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
> > > Default: 0:ad0(0,a),a
> > > Boot:
> > >
> > > Also the message invaild partition however the core os of the system
> > is
> > > installed on ad1 my secondary drive. Any clue what i should type to
> > fix
> > > the problem i tryed:
> > > ad1(1,a)/kernel
> > > nothing any help would be apperciated.
> >
> > It's a bit late, but try ad1(0,a)/kernel. As I understand it the device
> > name translates as:
> > /dev/ad0s1a -> ad0(0,a)
> > /dev/ad1s2f -> ad1(1,f) etc.
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