Fwd: Boot failure

[Identry]

> Realize that if you upgrade to 7.x, you'll have to remove and reinstall
> all ports because the version number of shared system libraries will
> have changed.

Yes, I've decided this is way too complicated.

>> Or would it be safer to try to bring up the machine on it's own with a
>> 6.2 generic kernel, first?
>
> Seeing as how you can mount the partitions on the drive perfectly by
> hand, maybe it was just a glitch. Have you tried rebooting again?

Yes. It won't even boot into single user or safe mode. It hangs when
it tries to mount the root partition.

> If it still doesn't work, try getting into the boot menu and see if the
> drive looks OK from there.

Not exactly sure what you mean... How can I see what the drive looks
like from the boot menu? Sorry if this is a total newbie question...

-- John