From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 08:58:48 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8259C1065672 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2012 08:58:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gs_stoller@juno.com) Received: from outbound-mail02.dca.untd.com (outbound-mail02.dca.untd.com [64.136.47.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1285C8FC08 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2012 08:58:47 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=juno.com; s=alpha; t=1333443527; bh=47DEQpj8HBSa+/TImW+5JCeuQeRkm5NMpJWZG3hSuFU=; l=0; h=From:Date:To:Cc:Subject:Message-Id:Content-Type; b=ep+tXwiQswH+PLWm5k5qs7qHSGfi/oO7AYnRcDXAH28XFtRqIT701ls2LBJm0avDw UywodY09AZU3wv6XlTnfm3xZjTODjwTQLa0tdmOPuMJ+KzY403Miuiz4RfsnPddmpN 3sIiRRGMB0JwInUq+R0PBAdy3DFn+0z5g+vKd4iE= X-UOL-TAGLINE: true Received: from outbound-bu1.dca.untd.com (webmail02.dca.untd.com [10.171.12.142]) by smtpout02.dca.untd.com with SMTP id AABHZXQSAASJQPPA for (sender ); Tue, 3 Apr 2012 01:51:12 -0700 (PST) X-UNTD-OriginStamp: /s5f1SIGSI3+WdnoYQ8yRAJYx3d0ClRrCc5Dco0m7Btg1GoZTQv0/g== Received: (from gs_stoller@juno.com) by webmail02.dca.untd.com (jqueuemail) id R5EDEXM8; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:50:21 PDT Received: from [108.21.243.160] by webmail02.dca.untd.com with HTTP: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 08:49:55 GMT X-Originating-IP: [108.21.243.160] Mime-Version: 1.0 From: "gs_stoller@juno.com" Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 08:49:55 GMT To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Webmail Version 4.0 Message-Id: <20120403.044955.25054.0@webmail02.dca.untd.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 X-UNTD-BodySize: 1547 X-ContentStamp: 3:4:3473993183 X-UNTD-Peer-Info: 10.171.12.142|webmail02.dca.untd.com|outbound-bu1.dca.untd.com|gs_stoller@juno.com Cc: victor.minichiello@verizon.net Subject: booting a CD-ROM X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:58:48 -0000 I have an old FreeBSD system that I haven't used for a long time= and I have forgotten the passwords. This machine has FreeBSD-4.3 and= FreeBSD-4.7 on it, and also MS' Windows98 . I tried getting onto t= hat system by booting with a CD-ROM which started going and gave me th= e following messages: boot from ATAPI CD-ROM CD Loader 1.2 Building the boot loader arguments Relocating the loader and the BTX The system then did not output for a liitle over 5 minutes and the= n typed: Starting the and after this I waited for over 5 minutes but the system did not type a= nything else. Then I tried booting that CD-ROM on another system whe= re it booted successfully and the program on it ( FreesBIE version 2) ra= n and I could communicate with it. I suspect a problem with the boot l= oader on the first system. Where can I get a new boot loader for that system? Since I want = to get a modern FreeBSD (version 9.1 or higher), I expect that will in= clude a new multi-system loader on it that I can use on the old system i= f I can load just that. How can I load just the boot loader? Also, wha= t is the structure of the password files (is this on the web with a = per system-version note so if it has been changed over time, I can find = those I need) on those systems, and how can I find and clear out the pas= sword for root so I can get in and set its password and then the other= passwords? Thanks in advance for your help. ____________________________________________________________ Refinance for 2.00%/3.092% APR Loans under 729K usually qualify for US GOV backed refinance programs http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f7aba00def6ce8088est02duc