Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 13:26:18 +0800 From: "James Lim" <jameslpin@pacific.net.sg> To: "brian william wolter" <bwolter@thesadmachine.org>, "Tunjie Sumner" <tunjie@earthlink.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installation Problem Message-ID: <016b01c05c20$66e3fc20$1a5f78cb@danielsee> References: <Pine.BSF.4.30.0012012326110.96402-100000@linux.thesadmachine.org>
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Hi there,
Try to run fsck when you are in single user mode. See if it works!
Regards,
James Lim
----- Original Message -----
From: "brian william wolter" <bwolter@thesadmachine.org>
To: "Tunjie Sumner" <tunjie@earthlink.net>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: Installation Problem
> well, i'm not too sure how exactly to solve your problem, but i once had a
> similar one while messing with my /etc/rc configuration. i do know that
> in order to edit anything (as in write to the fs) you first have to mount
> the filesystem manually... something like: mount /dev/ad5s1 only whatever
> device your root fs is on.
>
> hope that helps
>
> peace,
> brian
>
>
> t h e S a d M a c h i n e . o r g
>
> On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Tunjie Sumner wrote:
>
> >
> > I am a novice with the FreeBSD 4.1 software. I was in the process of
newly
> > installing my software. I was configuring the X Server during the
initial
> > or first installation when my system froze on me. I then cold boot or
> > turned off the computer off and then on again. I am using the BSD
Desktop
> > Edition-UNIX OS version 4.1. I need some assistance in getting the
> > software running. I am able to boot and I received these system
messages:
> >
> > Mounting root from ufs :/dev/ad1sa3
> > WARNING: /mnt was not properly mounted
> > Swapon: adding /dev/ad1s3b as swap device
> > Automatic boot in progress
> > /dev/ad1s3a: LINK COUNT FILE 1=6273 owner = root MODE=20640
> > /dev/ad1s3a: SIZE=0 MTIME = Nov 30 16:06 2000 COUNT 1 SHOULD BE 2
> > /dev/ad1s3a: LINK COUNT INCREASING
> > /dev/ad1s3a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY
> > Automatic file system check failed...help!
> > Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:
> >
> >
> > After reading the boot message above I then proceeded to enter(E) the
> > following command and received(R) the system's response:
> >
> > (E) /stand/sysinstall
> > (R) Error opening terminal: cons25
> > (E) mkdir /usr/var
> > (R) mkdir: /usr/var: Read-only file system
> > (E) tar cf - .1 (cd /usr/var; tar xf - )
> > (R) tar: not found
> > cd: can't cd to /usr/var
> > tar: not found
> >
> >
> > Please reply ASAP
> > Regards
> > Tunjie L. Sumner
> >
> >
> >
> >
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