In single user mode you often need to mount some partitions, and remount root as read-write to do much of anything.
# mount -o rw / and # mount -o rw /usr and so on for anything else you need. vi I believe resides in /usr so you will need to mount that partition. If it's not that, your system is screwed and you need to reinstall. On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Dave Beckstrom <db...@atving.com> wrote: > David, > > Thanks for the suggestion. I'm 99% of the way there. Basically all I need > to do is edit "/etc/ttys" to configure something like: > > tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400" vt220 on secure > > and I'll be all set. > > I've discovered that I can boot into single user mode. That leaves me at > the sh# shell. But I haven't had success at remounting root as read write > yet. Basic commands like ls don't even work. Not doing something right. > Can't get an editor to run either (it doesn't find vi). > > > If I can't solve this I'll go the PXE route. Not quite ready to give up > yet. If anything, it's a good learning process. :) > > Thanks, > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-m...@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-m...@openbsd.org] On Behalf Of > David Walker > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 3:07 PM > To: misc@openbsd.org > Subject: [SPAM]- Score (15)Re: ALIX 2 Hangs on boot at date/time > > Get an old PC or somesuch, run tftp and install directly onto the ALIX via > ethernet. > See here: > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html#PXE > > Problem(s) solved. > > Best wishes. > > -- www.johntate.org
