On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:54:07 +0800 Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Barry Marler wrote: > > >On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 07:32:42 +0800 > >Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Barry Marler wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>>><snip> > >>>>> > >>>>>/dev/Root is a placeholder in the default install fstab. Change > >it>>>>(and other fstab entries) to the actual device names. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>Hi Barry > >>>> > >>>>Thanks for your response. > >>>> > >>>>Now my problem is I can't edit files anymore because login 'read > >>>> > >>>> > >>>file >system'. I can login without password. If keying in password, > >>> > >>> > >>>>'incorrect password' popup. Any solution? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>I haven't followed the entire thread; can't you boot from the CD, > >>>mount the necessary stuff, and edit the file? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>Hi Barry, > >> > >>Last time I was prepared to boot from CD but incidentally I could > >>start 'Fail Safe'. So I edited /etc/fstab but in a wrong way. Now > >I>am not allowed to login as ROOT nor to start 'Fail Safe' the second > >>time. If no solution found then I will start from CD1 to mount and > >>chrooot. > >> > >>I think that I should edit /etc/fstab as follows; > >> > >>/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 1 > >>/dev/hda3 / reiserfs noatime 0 0 > >>/dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0 > >>/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro > >0>0/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 0 0 > >> > >># NOTE: The next line is critical for boot! > >>none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > >> > >># Adding the following line to /etc/fstab should take care of this: > >> > >>none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 > >> > >>If I am wrong please correct me. > >> > >>Furthermore shall I comment out the last line > >>'none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0" > >> > >> > > > >Can't say if that's right, because I don't know the details of your > >system. However, it is of the right form. Please boot from the CD, > >mount /, and edit /etc/fstab. > > > > > Hi Barry, > > I am not allow to mount without knowing the FS of /dev/hda3 > > fdisk -l > only showing 'Linux' > > Kindly advise how to find it out. TIA So, you can't remember? Guess you could just try several till you hit the right one, then -- ext2/ext3/reiserfs/whatever Mount it on /mnt/gentoo. -- Barry Marler Information Analyst II Center for Applied Genetic Technologies University of Georgia Athens, GA USA -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
