Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 23:41:27 -0600 (CST) From: brian william wolter <bwolter@linux.thesadmachine.org> To: James Lim <jameslpin@pacific.net.sg> Cc: Tunjie Sumner <tunjie@earthlink.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installation Problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.30.0012012341100.96484-100000@linux.thesadmachine.org> In-Reply-To: <017901c05c20$f5dbb760$1a5f78cb@danielsee>
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ah... thanks. peace, brian t h e S a d M a c h i n e . o r g On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, James Lim wrote: > During boot, > > press any key to go to the command prompt and type in boot -s to go into > single user mode. > > Regards, > James Lim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brian william wolter" <bwolter@thesadmachine.org> > To: "James Lim" <jameslpin@pacific.net.sg> > Cc: "Tunjie Sumner" <tunjie@earthlink.net>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 1:37 PM > Subject: Re: Installation Problem > > > > just because this reminded me of it... how do you boot to single user > > mode? > > > > peace, > > brian > > > > > > t h e S a d M a c h i n e . o r g > > > > On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, James Lim wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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