Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:01:55 +0100 From: "Zbigniew Szalbot" <zszalbot@gmail.com> To: "Manolis Kiagias" <sonicy@otenet.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot problems / redirection unexpected Message-ID: <94136a2c0801210501j2da78478mef9d07b1ed6f1863@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4794971E.6040200@otenet.gr> References: <94136a2c0801210442q2ab2cbdbs6257c71b1a614296@mail.gmail.com> <4794971E.6040200@otenet.gr>
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Hello, 2008/1/21, Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr>: > Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > > hello, > > > > Trying to boot 6.3. There seems to be some problem with /etc/rc.subr > > it gives me some message about redirection unexpected. I am trying to > > copy this file form a back-up to /etc but when I do that it says: > > read-only file system. > > > > I should add that I am operating as root (could not go into multiuser). > > > > What are my options now? How do I make files in /etc writeable so that > > I can copy the file from backup? > > > > Many thanks! > > > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > > > So it seems your problems where far more than not getting a GENERIC > kernel... > I guess this is the machine where you merged the changes of the conf files? > > If you do have a backup, reboot into single user mode and do something like: > > mount -o rw / > > This will remount you root partition read-write and you will be able to > copy the backup back. Yes, thanks I was able to do that. However, there seem to be some other problems so I am right now looking at what mess I have and praying I can revert it somehow :) Thanks! Zbigniew Szalbot
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