boot problem - how can I access the file system
Kevin Kinsey
kdk at daleco.biz
Sat Sep 3 11:33:12 PDT 2005
Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:
>I made a mistake to my /boot/loader.conf file and now the system hangs
>after pressing F1 and before the boot options menu. How can I access the
>file to edit it? I have the install CD, but can't seem to figure out how
>to get to the file system.
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When it happened to me, I had the good fortune to
have another FBSD system nearby. Mounted it there,
edited mistake, voila.
What resources do you have?
Further thoughts: 1] Boot off of a live CD
(Matt Olander posted a link to a nice, fairly small
one on advocacy@ yesterday, IIRC).
2] Fixit CD or Fixit floppy. Available via FTP
from ftp.freebsd.org.
3] sysinstall's emergency holographic shell -
dunno if it can edit. Might be able to cp
a backup, though, if you have one.
HTH,
Kevin Kinsey
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