Try cfdisk. The file system will be whatever you set it up for when you installed Gentoo.
> > From: Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/02/11 Wed AM 12:52:03 GMT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Starting problem after 'emerge -u world' > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Hmm. I see others are saying it might be genkernel also - did you run it? > >Something is strange as emerge -u world doesn't normally hose up files like this. > > > >Anyway to fix it boot the live CD, then mount the parititon gentoo is on as > >/mnt/gentoo, cd to /mnt/gentoo/etc and edit fstab. You can do this with any files > >you need to fix. > > > > > Hi, > > IIRC during 'emerge -u world' I saw on the screen upgrading > 'betagenkernel' All were done automatically without asking a question. > > Kindly advise how to find out the filesystem. > > # fdisk -l > only showing 'Linux' > > I need to know the FS of /dev/hda3 otherwise I am not allowed to mount > > TIA > > B.R. > Stephen > > >>From: Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Date: 2004/02/10 Tue PM 11:22:00 GMT > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Starting problem after 'emerge -u world' > >> > >>Hi > >> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>It looks like you ran etc-update and let it overwrite everything. You need to > >>>fix fstab so it has your devices instead of /dev/ROOT, etc. and put the right > >>>type of file systems in. > >>> > >>>Do not delete the tmpfs line - it's used by Gentoo. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I have not run 'etc-upgrade'. The problem happened after 'emerge -u > >>world'. Some other folks on the list or forum also fell into the same > >>trap. > >> > >>Now my problem is that I could not start 'Fail Safe' anymore. Neither I > >>am allowed to key in root-password to login as ROOT nor to login as > >>USER. I can login just pressing 'ENTER' but on a read-only system. I > >>am not allowed to edit /etc/fstab. Any suggestion? > >> > >>TIA > >> > >> > > > > > > > >-- > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
