Tried to symlink /etc to another disk, now stuck

Andrew Berry andrewberry at sentex.net
Fri Jun 13 04:34:35 UTC 2008


Steve Bertrand wrote:

> If the disk type is known, it is as simple as typing the appropriate 
> location of the root fs at that prompt and the system will come up.

I don't remember about FreeBSD 4, but last time I dealt with a broken 
fstab on FreeBSD 6 I could just press tab to get a list of valid block 
devices. Then, I could just try each one until it worked - very useful 
for when you move IDE cabling around and the drive numbers change.

--Andrew
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