SUMMARY: Linux Rescue Mode Help

From: Dave Martini 1 (martini_at_raider.llnl.gov)
Date: 12/29/04

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    Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:36:24 -0800 (PST)
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    Thanks to Stuarts suggestions below it worked perfectly!
    Thanks again.
    Dave.

    On Tuesday 28 December 2004 19:49, Dave Martini 1 wrote:

    I commented out the /etc/fstab file entry for / and
    want to know how to fix this.
    I tried to boot from CD #1 in rescue mode but the file system
    is read only and won't let me edit the /etc/fstab file.

    > From: Stuart Sears <stuart@sjsears.com>
    >
    > have you tried the following...
    > assuming your / is /dev/hda2
    >
    > 1) ignore the CD.
    > 2) make changes at the grub stage...
    > a) hit 'a' at the grub menu.
    > b) edit the kernel arguments to say
    > root=/dev/hda2 emergency
    > c) hit return to boot
    > 3) now you're in(ish) but the problem is that the / fs is mounted read-only.
    > to solve this:
    > 4) mount /proc
    > 5) mount -o remount,rw /
    > now edit your /etc/fstab file and reboot.
    >
    > any help?
    >
    > if not, exactly what are the error messages?
    > and what does 'df' show in emergency mode?
    >
    > Stuart
    >
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