Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:11:18 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: cali clarke <xorquewasp@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 'freebsd-update upgrade' hosed system - rescuable? Message-ID: <20091125131118.859bb7a7.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <5a08be760911250349m6b99ea17wea5f2937b128ae76@mail.gmail.com> References: <5a08be760911250349m6b99ea17wea5f2937b128ae76@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:49:44 +0000, cali clarke <xorquewasp@googlemail.com> wrote: > What's the quickest and cleanest way out of this mess? You can install the base system from the FreeBSD 8.0-RC CD-ROM. This should give you a working system again. Keep an eye on NOT formatting anything. Using a live system CD-ROM, it would possibly be a good idea to make a copy of important system configuration files in /etc. With such a live system CD-ROM, you can even install just parts, such as the content of various /usr subtrees that are affected. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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