Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:11:26 -0800 From: "ETHAN HOUSE (RIT Student)" <ewh2048@rit.edu> To: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Base System Rebuild Message-ID: <CAFRryZhNKQz=EsxNdvXqBNj81u3VeFjJAYwcJnBMrFLXFk-jdA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20131210170905.1dfb9fd7@X220.alogt.com> References: <CAFRryZg9GwSWLB3ytdpmVgrfnp4T0i6b0sgCJh9xuEdOic-Dng@mail.gmail.com> <20131210161620.667c1591@X220.alogt.com> <CAFRryZgTHHJrkg2iU9FWinjKhWZbUGtqANK-G7nxLQ3fGn0s_g@mail.gmail.com> <20131210162820.6834d51b@X220.alogt.com> <CAFRryZhTbbb8ZFBXX3HPvFSCDz16P9be0nd2Y%2B8T_vNxk-9tag@mail.gmail.com> <20131210170905.1dfb9fd7@X220.alogt.com>
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It is also a FreeBSD 9.2 machine. It is being virtualized using KVM and virtio. Ethan House On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Erich Dollansky < erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:34:28 -0800 > "ETHAN HOUSE (RIT Student)" <ewh2048@rit.edu> wrote: > > > http://pastebin.com/LcCXcjq6 > > > > Not sure if I am making a newb mistake. This would be my first > > worldbuild. > > > just compiling the kernel and the world does not install anything on > the system. With other words, there is not chance to destroy it except > the file system is already damaged. But this would be a totally > different problem then. > > It seems to me that there are some files missing from your include > directory. Try to install a fresh 9.2 locally and compare to see what > is really missing. It also could be that just a path is set the wrong > way. > > Are you able to run a fsck on the machine? This should be done normally > during the start-up of the machine. > > > I confirmed I was on the 9.2 source tree. > > What is uname -a saying? You might be able to re-install the same > version of it then. This will avoid certain potential problems for you. > > Do you know what hardware you are using? If so, check the Internet for > potential problems with it. > > Erich > > > > Ethan House > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Erich Dollansky < > > erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:21:32 -0800 > > > "ETHAN HOUSE (RIT Student)" <ewh2048@rit.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > I have a working root shell. sshd still seems to work fine, for > > > > now atleast. > > > > > > so, download the sources. Isn't 9.2 also the current version of the > > > 9 branch? If not, download the 9.2 release sources and compile them. > > > > > > It should always work out to download and compile the sources. If > > > the version is identical, you should not need the mergemaster step > > > but this could also create other problems. Root should always work > > > afterwards. At least it did for me. > > > > > > Erich > > > > > > > > Ethan House > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Erich Dollansky < > > > > erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:57:53 -0800 > > > > > Ethan House <ewh2048@rit.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I inherited a FreeBSD 9.2 machine in pretty bad shape. The > > > > > > base system seems to be all out of whack with missing > > > > > > libraries all over the place. A reinstall of the OS is not an > > > > > > option as I am many states away from the box in question. > > > > > > Having no idea what caused this what is the best way to fix > > > > > > this? > > > > > > > > > > how can you connect to the machine? > > > > > > > > > > If you have any chance to copy files to it as root, I would > > > > > build a 9.2-system on a machine at hand and then copy the files > > > > > to the affected machine until a normal log-in is possible. > > > > > > > > > > It should then be possible to download the 9.2 sources and > > > > > compile a new system locally. > > > > > > > > > > Erich > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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