Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:27:44 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> To: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Review request for rescue.7 Message-ID: <20030717132742.GD410@nitro.dk> In-Reply-To: <20030712120512.4d6c5f63.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> References: <20030711001834.GB90505@nitro.dk> <20030712120512.4d6c5f63.trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
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--x4pBfXISqBoDm8sr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2003.07.12 12:05:12 -0400, Tom Rhodes wrote: > On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 02:18:35 +0200 > "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> wrote: >=20 > > rescue.7 text/plain (4681 bytes)] [CUT] > > In particular, they do not have full use of the locale, > > .Xr pam 3 , > > and nsswitch libraries. > > .Pp > > If your system fails to boot, and it shows a prompt like: >=20 > s/like/similar/ or "shows the following prompt" Since the prompt might not always be exactly that string, I prefer to to be a bit vague, so I think I will go with Scott Lambert's "similar to". > > .Pp > > .Dl Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: > > .Pp > > the first thing to try running is the standard shell, > > .Pa /bin/sh . > > If that fails, try running > > .Pa /rescue/sh , > > the rescue shell. >=20 > "which is the rescue shell"? Used. > > The next step is to double-check the contents of > > .Pa /bin , > > .Pa /sbin , > > and > > .Pa /lib , > > possibly mounting a > > .Fx > > rescue CD-ROM (e.g. >=20 > IIRC, its called the "Live Filesystem CD" Yes, it is. Since it doesn't really has to be disc2, but could be something similar, how about the following? =2EFx rescue or =2EDq live filesystem CD-ROM (e.g. =2ELi disc2 > > .Li disc2 > > of the officially released > > .Fx > > ISO images) and copying files from there. > > Once it is possible to successfully run > > .Pa /bin/sh , > > .Pa /bin/ls , > > and other standard utilities, try rebooting back into the standard > > system. > > .Pp >=20 >=20 > Hope this helps. I was in the process of collecting some of my It does, thanks! > notes from 'fixing' my laptop after something went wrong, and > writing an in depth trouble shooting guide covering the live > filesystem CD and other things. Although I am really lacking > in time right now. I think it could be interesting with an article (or a part of the handbook) about this topic. --=20 Simon L. Nielsen --x4pBfXISqBoDm8sr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/FqRO8kocFXgPTRwRAt+qAJsGM35lVWqrmThu9lPfi4XkpDYEZQCgsZOT GTfrz8ocZ+tHQV6XscYorLI= =AOMg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --x4pBfXISqBoDm8sr--
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