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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: /bin/sh -> /usr/local/bin/bash won't boot
Date: 14 Apr 1997 09:53:52 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3350EBA5.26EB8E3B@airmail.net>,
Phil Crown <pcrown@airmail.net> writes:
> I installed bash2 from the ports collection, then made a symbolic link
> like
>
> ln -s /bin/sh /usr/local/bin/sh
Do you mean "ln -s /usr/local/bin/bash /bin/sh" ?
> Now the computer won't boot.
;O
> My questions is, how do I mount the root file system after
> booting up the boot floppy?
.
> mount -t <fstype> /dev/wd0
>
> I am not sure of the <fstype>, I could look in /etc/fstab, but I have to
> be mounted first to do that! :-)
"mount /dev/wd0a /mnt".
You don't need to do this. Just type "-s" at the boot prompt, and when
it asks you for your shell, type "/bin/csh".
At the next prompt, do "mount -u /" and "mount /usr". I hope you
didn't *remove* the shell :)
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !