removed files from /etc

Spartan552 · 11-06-2005, 11:22 PM

Hi. I'm a neewbie and I just erased files from /etc with rm *. I wanted to do a rm *~ but my hand betrayed me. Can your tell me how can I get new files from the web or from the CD?

Dan Angelescu · 11-07-2005, 07:32 AM

It is a way but it is nonstandard.
Boot with a liveCD , copy /etc/files and edit /etc/fstab according to your needs.Remove from /etc/rc.d unwanted files ( those specific from liveCD) ,reboot. FreeBSD and do a
ugrade from CD.

Spartan552 · 11-07-2005, 08:04 AM

I don't know how to browse my files when booting with the CD (it is the install of freebsd). When I start bsd I is asking me to mountroot, when I mount it (ufs:ad0s3a) it can't write in. I don't knwo what to do. I would like to uninstall freebsd. I know how to erase the partition but I don't know how to deal with the boot loader.

Dan Angelescu · 11-07-2005, 08:13 AM

I don't mean the Live CD from FreBSD I mean a Live CD like FreeSBIE , RoFreeSBIE or Frenzy.after you have booted you have mc and even X.
To remove the FreeBSD Bootmanager you must have a bootable Floopy with Windows 98
or dos with fdisk program on it.
Boot from floppy then type fdisk /mbr and press enter.

Spartan552 · 11-07-2005, 08:22 AM

ok thank you I'm donwloading FreeSBIE right now.

Spartan552 · 11-07-2005, 09:01 AM

I would rather uninstall freBSD then re-install it. But I don't have a floopy device on my computer and I'm using Microsoft XP instead of 98. DOS does not recognize fdisk... what should I do?

Spartan552 · 11-07-2005, 05:27 PM

ok i fixed. But I had to write a new fstab file and I'm not sure of the matching with with the previous version, devices are not mounted on the same folders... how can i fix it?

PS : english is not my native language so plz tell me if you don't understand my request

Spartan552 · 11-08-2005, 11:51 AM

I fixed it.
But now my mouse is not recognized whereas the touchpad is...

Spartan552 · 11-08-2005, 07:16 PM

It works!!! Thanks to all those who helped me.