From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 28 19:10:50 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDE621065679 for ; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:10:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gianrico.lamura@lamia.infm.it) Received: from kaori.infm.it (kaori.infm.it [193.205.152.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B34C68FC2C for ; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:10:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by kaori.infm.it (Postfix) with SMTP id 89C4BE0054 for ; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:51:04 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.lamia.infm.it (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by kaori.infm.it (Postfix) with ESMTPA id F09BDE0048 for ; Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:51:03 +0100 (CET) MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:51:03 +0100 From: To: questions@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: X-Sender: gianrico.lamura@lamia.infm.it User-Agent: RoundCube Webmail/0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-DSPAM-Result: Innocent X-DSPAM-Processed: Mon Dec 28 19:51:04 2009 X-DSPAM-Confidence: 1.0000 X-DSPAM-Probability: 0.0023 X-DSPAM-Signature: 4b38fe1825194810010550 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:32:47 +0000 Cc: Subject: the system does not boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:10:50 -0000 Dear Sir, I have installed BSD 7.2 release. All the installation worked fine till t= he first re-boot of the system.=20 The reboot gos fine until the end where it breaks: "Warning: /usr was not properly dismounted. Mounting /etc/fstab filesystems failed, startup aborted ERROR: ABORTING BOOT (sendingSIGTERM to parent)! Dec 28 19:43:06 init /bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to single user mode Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:" when I press "return" it displaysthe prompt #_ the command xstart freezes and I have no desktop and to shut down I have = to press Ctrl Alt canc the machine is : Philips freevents X59, intel core 2 duo, 1G ram, 100 G hard disk. I have chose the partioning suggested from the installation. What should I do??? thnk you in advance for your help Gianrico Lamura I