Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-31 Thread Mike Meyer
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: Quoting Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Maybe what's needed is an Essential BSD commands handbook entry, that covers the lists the commands available in Fixit mode that are actually useful for fixing a broken system? Yes, that's exactly what I

Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-30 Thread Mike Meyer
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: Quoting Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You don't have to boot the fixit cd - just mount it and look. I'm sure that what you will find on the CD is a pretty complete FreeBSD system, with the layout described in the hier man page. Close, but...

RE: Fixit instructions

2003-01-30 Thread JoeB
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Chuck Swiger; Giorgos Keramidas; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fixit instructions In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: Quoting Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You don't have to boot the fixit cd - just mount it and look

Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-29 Thread bastill
Quoting Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: You don't have to boot the fixit cd - just mount it and look. I'm sure that what you will find on the CD is a pretty complete FreeBSD system, with the layout described in the hier man page. Close, but... root@BAPhD ~ #ls /cdrom .cshrc bin

Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-29 Thread bastill
Quoting Chuck Swiger [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are you familiar with the documentation provided for command-line mode or domain server recovery mode when booting recent M$ operating systems via their F8 boot menu? What a lovely queston! :-) SFIAK, no such exists. Up to DOS 6.2, documentaton was

Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-28 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2003-01-28 17:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There are also some writeups on the FreeBSD web site on troubleshooting. Don't doubt you, but that is the first place I looked on the Internet. That info is well hidden, I think. Not quite. I believe by

Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-28 Thread bastill
Quoting Giorgos Keramidas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 2003-01-28 17:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There are also some writeups on the FreeBSD web site on troubleshooting. Don't doubt you, but that is the first place I looked on the Internet. That

Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-27 Thread Chuck Swiger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ ... ] The only helpful instruction I have found on the use of the Fixit disk are these: You will then be placed into a shell with a wide variety of commands available (in the /stand and /mnt2/stand directories) for checking, repairing and examining file systems and

Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-27 Thread Mike Meyer
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] typed: I'm somewhat puzzled. The only helpful instruction I have found on the use of the Fixit disk are these: You will then be placed into a shell with a wide variety of commands available (in the /stand and /mnt2/stand directories) for checking,

Re: Fixit instructions

2003-01-27 Thread bastill
Quoting Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There are also some writeups on the FreeBSD web site on troubleshooting. Don't doubt you, but that is the first place I looked on the Internet. That info is well hidden, I think. However, The tips you and Chuck have offered will keep me quite sufficiently