Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      10 Jul 2005 17:41:24 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        "Lee Harr" <missive@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: dd to unused partition (Hey! someone stole my foot-shooting gun!)
Message-ID:  <44y88e730b.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <BAY7-F16AF1ACF5C591B46A93285B1DD0@phx.gbl>
References:  <BAY7-F16AF1ACF5C591B46A93285B1DD0@phx.gbl>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
"Lee Harr" <missive@hotmail.com> writes:

> >dd if=iso of=/dev/ad0s1
> 
> >dd: /dev/ad0s1: Read-only filesystem
> 
> >I guess I can boot from the install floppies and use the fixit
> >floppy.... Ok. I will go that route, but now I am wondering
> >why has my favorite foot-blaster been taken away? And...
> >for future reference, how can I get around the block?
> >
> 
> 
> I just tried the same thing from the fixit floppy, and I get
> the same message about ad0s1 being a "Read-only
> filesystem"
> 
> What am I missing here?

Raised securelevel?



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?44y88e730b.fsf>