From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 12:03:50 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38FE116A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:03:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.tcbug.org (12-218-40-24.client.mchsi.com [12.218.40.24]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B3A743D7D for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:02:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from friar_josh@ns1.tcbug.org) Received: by ns1.tcbug.org (Postfix, from userid 1003) id 4F52ABA16; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:01:35 +0000 (GMT) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:01:34 +0000 From: Josh Paetzel To: Peter Leftwich Message-ID: <20031217140133.GA6618@ns1.tcbug.org> References: <34582.63.109.229.13.1071686193.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <34582.63.109.229.13.1071686193.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.7-RELEASE bootable CD-R to replace files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:03:50 -0000 On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 10:36:33AM -0800, Peter Leftwich wrote: > Hello fellow BSD'ers! Happy holidays. > > I had 4.7-RELEASE on my box and then I accidentally deleted a file > as root (I think it was /usr/lib/ld-elf.so.1 or .8) and now the > system is not bootable anymore (I believe this affected many > binaries such as /sbin/init and my tcsh shell)! > > Could someone please advise me about booting into this CD-R I have > of 4.7-RELEASE and reinstalling (similar to upgrading, for which > there is sparse information at www.freebsd.org)?? > > Do I just select "Label" from /stand/sysinstall (as fdisk > information looks fine) and label the root mountpoint "/" then > select bin, compat, libraries etc or will this possibly OVERWRITE a > directory I currently have (mounted) such as /root/mydocuments/ ?? > > Thanks to anyone who can clarify this procedure. > > PS: Please reply CC: to my email address as well as the list. > > -- > Peter Leftwich, President & Founder > Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA > http://Www.Video2Video.Com > This is where a copy of the Live CD would really come in handy...you could boot off that, mount your hard drive, and copy over the missing file and be back in business. I looked about the net for a copy of it for you and was unable to find 4.7, although it's a slim chance that 4.8 might work for you, the worst thing that can happen is that it doesn't work. Here's the link if you want to give it a go: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/4.8/4.8-RELEASE-i386-disc2.iso Josh Paetzel