On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:28, Rob Wood wrote: > Hi > I have been labouring long and hard to get X system working on my practice > box (486+Tiny). > > I made a lot of progress and got all the *.tar.gz files decompressed and > extracted into their appropriate directories. I followed readme.tinyX to > the letter and did locate to ensure that all required files were in place. > I just had 1 thing left to do, edit the $PATH variable to provide a path to > the /usr/vga directory so that the system could execute startx and find > XF86_VGA16 located in that directory. This was done by using vi to edit > the file /etc/profile :-) > > Unfortunately, a major blunder in editing this file has left the system > unable to execute lots of basic commands like locate, update, vi, more, > less and no doubt lots of others. I am unable to re-edit the $PATH variable > as vi will not load, neither will other editors. :-| > > However the system will execute commands like echo, ls, cd, shutdown and so > on. Is the system now past repair and will a complete re-install of the OS > be necessary? If so, it just shows how easily a determined newbie can mess > up a system! Use either toms root and boot floppy, or the two floppy BG-Rescue system, to boot the machine. Then edit the file and rescue your computer will be complete.
http://www.toms.net/rb/ -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
