hal wrote: > > I botched an edit to /etc/rc.local and now my system hangs during boot. > > Is there a way to edit a file from firmware? Or delete a file?
OFW understands how to read and write ext2 filesystems, so the built-in (micro-)emacs can edit files on /boot. (this is why /boot is an ext2 fs -- so OFW can fix errors in the boot partition.) but the root fs is ext3, and i don't think OFW will touch it, at least not for writing. i keep a separately bootable image around for such occasions -- either a USB or external SD card loaded with an OS i can boot, and use to rescue the primary installation. easiest way to create is to take a spare SD card, and use fs-update: ok devalias fsdisk ext: ok fs-update u:os126.zd then boot the external card, and it will automount the internal card. (i've also used mavrothal's TinyCore images to rescue my laptop -- they boot much faster, so if you're breaking the system a lot, can be handy.) paul =--------------------- paul fox, p...@laptop.org _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel