Subject: Re: The usage of NetBSD
To: None <mike.long@analog.com>
From: Colin Wood <ender@is.rice.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/16/1996 17:47:03
> >I had succeffully installed and run the NetBSD 1.1 on my Machintosh IIsi
> >machine but many command cannot be performed and the System echo me a message
> >of that is a "Read only System". The problem let me cannot to "mkdir" "chmod"
> >and also the "vi" also cannot be run.
>
> If the message is something like:
>
> /xxx: Read-only file system
>
> Then you can fix the problem for the moment by issuing the command (as
> root):
>
> # mount -u /xxx
>
> See the mount(8) man page for details.
>
> For a permanent fix, look for a line in the /etc/fstab file that says:
>
> /dev/yyy /xxx 4.2 rw 1 1
>
> If it says "ro" instead of "rw", replace the "ro" with "rw". See the
> fstab(5) man page for details.
Actually, my guess would be that you are still in single-user mode. Try
typing exit at the prompt and see if it continues to boot into multi-user.
Hope this helps.
Later.
--
Colin Wood ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant Rice University
Information Technology Services Houston, TX