Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 00:40:37 -0700 (PDT) From: gahn <ipfreak@yahoo.com> To: Norman Maurer <norman@apache.org> Cc: free bsd <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD crashed Message-ID: <525394.73613.qm@web52107.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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thanks you all: it is dual boot system. somehow the sp3 of xp messed up the file /etc/fstab. i used freesbie live cd fixed the file and rescued the files i need. best regards ----- Original Message ---- From: Norman Maurer <norman@apache.org> To: gahn <ipfreak@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; free bsd <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 2:22:05 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD crashed Just type "?" to get the possible values. If this not help use the livefs cd to start a shell and mount the disk. Cheers, Norman 2008/5/25 gahn <ipfreak@yahoo.com>: > Hello all: > > My FreeBSD crashed. It boots fine but can't mount root directory. Here is the message: > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > ... > .... > Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s2a > > Manual root filesystem specification: > <fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype> > eg. ufs:da0s1a > ? List valid disk boot devices > <empty line> Abort manual input > > mountroot> > > /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > Could any gurus here help me out this? I just want to save the files in the home directory so that I can rebuild the system. > > Regards > > Dave > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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