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Date:      Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:58:59 -0500
From:      jacks@sage-american.com
To:        leburke@mindspring.com, "=?iso-8859-1?Q?=95questions?=   @freebsd.org" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: boot hang
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.20011025095859.00f46e68@mail.sage-american.com>
In-Reply-To: <3BD8157F.BDAC880@mindspring.com>

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During the very initial bootup, you have a few seconds to choose whether to
boot (hit enter) or hit some other key to go to prompt. That is your safe
mode....

At 09:37 AM 10.25.2001 -0400, A. Lester Burke wrote:
>Question
>
>I have a machine that won't boot completely because, it tells me, it
>can't mount an NFS partition.  Problem is it just hangs there, so I
>can't get into the machine to change anything.
>
>The question is : Is there a way to boot up into "safe mode"  so that I
>can at least read the error logs or something. ?  slight panic, but Ilm
>not screaming yet
>
>Thanks
>
>--
>A. Lester Burke
>Network Analyst
>Arlington Public Schools, VA
>V 703-228-6057
>E leburke@mindspring.com
>
>"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>Ben Franklin
>
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Best regards,
Jack L. Stone,
Server Admin

Sage-American
http://www.sage-american.com
jacks@sage-american.com

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