Unable to boot FreeBSD 8.0-p3

GNUbie gnubie at gmail.com
Thu Jul 1 16:51:36 UTC 2010


Hello Mark,

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Mark Blackman <mark at exonetric.com> wrote:
>
> sorry, i'd have to dig out the 8.0 installer to give you precise
> instructions.
>
> The general idea is to boot from the kernel on the CD, then at
> the main menu there is a "fixit" option which should get you to
> repair mode. From there you should get a shell which uses binaries
> on the CD to permit you mount the existing filesystems and use
> the old kernel installation at least.
>
> I didn't pay close attention to the beginning of the thread, but
> I believe you have had  some kernel working on this machine at
> some point.

Ok then. I will try it here. I will update you for whatever will be the result.

Regards,

GNUbie


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