On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Bob Nielsen wrote: > On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, KTB wrote: > > > I need to change an X config file I screwed up so I can get into Linux. > > I'm using my boot disk to get to root, so I can bypass X, so I can edit > > the file. This is the message and prompt I get when booting from the > > floppy: > > > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) read only. > > sh: /usr/bin/check -sendfile: No such file or directory > > /# > > > > I then use the command umount like so: > > /# umount / > > > > I then tried mounting like so: > > /# mount /dev/hdb2 / -rw > > > > and got this: > > mount: you must specify the filesystem type
I don't understand how you are doing things after unmounting the root partition. Do you actually boot off the rescue disk and get to the color/mono screen? Anyway, in answer to your current question, try: mount -o remount,rw / HTH, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | The above is a completely random sequence of bits, any relation to | | an actual message is purely accidental. |
