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Date:      Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:49:28 +0000
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        FreeBSD <freebsd@mail.pacificnet.com.mx>
Cc:        "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@ds.net>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Single User mode...
Message-ID:  <20000215214928.B326@marder-1>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002151236210.98503-100000@mail.pacificnet.com.mx>
References:  <38A9A0B5.CC9CAF40@ds.net> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002151236210.98503-100000@mail.pacificnet.com.mx>

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On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 12:36:46PM -0800, FreeBSD wrote:
> Actually I try boot:boot -s , but doesn't work either..
> 
> Receive the following :
> 
> >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
> Default: 0:wd(0,a)/boot/loader
> boot:boot -s
> No boot
> 

At this point the kernel needs specifying. Try ``/kernel -s''

``boot -s'' will work if you stop it at the 10 second countdown a bit
later on (the kernel is loaded by then).

HTH

> 
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, James A. Mutter wrote:
> 
> > FreeBSD wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi, I'm running a 3.3-Release box and I forgot the root pass, so I want to
> > > boot in single user mode, but I used to use -s to do it but now I put -s
> > > in the boot: prompt and dont do nothing...
> > > 
> > > Can yo give me some Ideas on how to do it with this version ?
> > 
> > 
> > boot -s
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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