-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Deephay wrote: > Greetings all, > > I have a problem with my /etc/fstab and the system cannot boot. > I copied a fstab file from another machine, but I fogot that the file > system of the root volume on that machine is ext3 but the one I have > is XFS, so the system cannot boot anymore. > Luckily I have a LiveCD and I boot the LiveCD system and change the fstab: > > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda3 / xfs defaults,errors=remount-ro > 0 1 > /dev/hda8 /boot ext3 defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda9 none swap sw 0 0 > /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 > > but the system can only boot to runlevel 2, and the message said that > the '/' is not mounted yet (wrong option). > So, how can I write a correct fstab?
Mount / from the command line. For example: # mount -v -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/dev/hda3 (Or whatever LiveCD calls that mountpoint.) - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEpLCtS9HxQb37XmcRAtoGAJ4nB/Y92Zi6M8CryXqFBtKwz2VnoQCeNaa1 WzkUsXkyg7m9slWKeIiv9+w= =dF8d -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]