On Tue, Jan 19, 1999 at 12:12:16AM -0600, KTB wrote: > I need to change an X config file I screwed up so I can get into Linux. > I'm using my boot disk to get to root, so I can bypass X, so I can edit > the file. This is the message and prompt I get when booting from the > floppy: > > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) read only. > sh: /usr/bin/check -sendfile: No such file or directory > /# > > I then use the command umount like so: > /# umount / > > I then tried mounting like so: > /# mount /dev/hdb2 / -rw > > and got this: > mount: you must specify the filesystem type > > So I tried: > /# mount ext2 /dev/hdb2 / -rw try: mount -t ext2 /dev/hdb2 / -o rw if that doesn't work, maybe: mount -n -t ext2 /dev/hdb2 / -o rw -- Rafael Kitover rkitover@io.com
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