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Date:      Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:30:48 +0100
From:      Thomas Widlundh <tw@ettnet.se>
To:        Pascal Giannakakis <CapM@gmx.net>
Cc:        freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Login failure
Message-ID:  <200302071230.48052.tw@ettnet.se>
In-Reply-To: <28988.1044608357@www17.gmx.net>
References:  <200302070946.26153.tw@ettnet.se> <28988.1044608357@www17.gmx.net>

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fredag 07 februari 2003 09:59 skrev du:
> I am not sure, but i think "mount /dev/adXsY /" will mount the drive R/=
W,
> so that you
> can edit /etc/fstab (test with "mount" if it is mounted). Also you coul=
d
> use the
> Live-CD-ROM (disk 2) with the Fixit-Console, then do fsck and/or "mount
> /dev/adXsY
> /mnt". You do have the 2nd disk, don't you? ;)

Hi Pascal,
Thanks very much. That did it!
mount /dev/ad0s1a
and I could read and write the fstab.
Then I typed exit and the machine started up instantly.
The only problem I experienced was that my swedish keyboard never was loa=
ded,
so I had to experiment a little to find out where / : and so on were. The=
se=20
are commands in vi.
Thanks,
Thomas

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