Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 11:52:42 +0000 () From: Julian Elischer <julian@jules.DIALix.oz.au> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: jmb@kryten.atinc.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: break out to shell Message-ID: <199412301152.LAA00301@jules.DIALix.oz.au> In-Reply-To: <10329.788724172@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Dec 29, 94 10:02:52 am
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> > You can't, sorry.. No shell! > > > > > installed 2.0-RELEASE > > hammered my kernel > > how do i break out to a shell when booting from the boot floppy? > > i wanna get a kernel back. > > > > wah....wahh.....wah.... ;) > > > > Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. > > | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy > > play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 > > ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346 > > we REALLY need a fixit floppy! whether it uses the new install program or just gives you a shell doesn't matter, but I end up needing this on EVERY install (about 5) because they are NEVER straight-forward (they are usually upgrades of systems with non standard setups) and there is always something I don't want to clobber, that the standard install DOES clobber, etc... Menu based installs are ok, but you can't guess everything that will ever be needed.. julian > >
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