Rescue mode

[Charles Trois]

Thank you Joseph for your reply.

> From: "Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D." <joseph_sacco at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: Rescue mode 
> * Boot up off install disk #1 and watch the screen closely.
> 
> * At the appropriate moment, hit the TAB key, which will allow you to
> enter a selection.
> 
> * enter: 
> 
> 	install rescue
> 
> which will launch anaconda in rescue mode.

Yes, that's what I did.

  You will now be running a
> mini-linux off the RAM disk.
> * follow the instructions presented
> Your actual linux installation will be mounted under /mnt/.

No. As I explained, it's not there. The actual problem is that the 
repair device itself fails.

  You will be
> given explicit instructions on how to run "chroot".  Once you have
> "changed root", your editors will work.
> 
> -Joseph

Have you got any further suggestions?

Charles

> 
> On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 10:33, Charles Trois wrote:
> 
>>> Hello!
>>> 
>>> I had YDL 3.0.1 running on my G4 iMac, but, due to some foolhardy 
>>> changes (probably in /etc/fstab), the thing does not work any more
>>> and I am trying to repair it.
>>> 
>>> So I have booted with install rescue and immediately got an error 
>>> message: "An error occurred trying to mount some or all of your system. 
>>> Some of it may be mounted under /mnt/sysimage".
>>> 
>>> Indeed I see in the shell that /mnt/sysimage contains only dev, home and 
>>> proc, whereas the whole system should be there (if I understand 
>>> correctly). There is also / , but it looks queer: fstab seems to be 
>>> absent from /etc.
>>> 
>>> At this stage, having no previous experience in this field, I feel 
>>> uncertain of what I am supposed to do. On the Net, although there are 
>>> plenty of references to "rescue", none deals with anything similar to my 
>>> case.
>>> 
>>> What I want is just to edit /etc/fstab, and I don't want to try anything 
>>> that would make things worse.
>>> 
>>> Could somebody advise me, please?
>>> 
>>> Charles