> 2) use of fixit mode > I have found other questions on this list about this topic. > As suggested, I used the live CD and the CDROM/DVD option and then: > mount -t ufs /mnt2/dev/ad0s1a /mnt > ... but I get: > mount: /mnt2/dev/ad01sa: Operation not permitted I dont know about the rest but the above has a typo try mount /dev/ad0s1a /mnt