Subject: RE: Upgrade stuck...Need help
To: 'Frederick Bruckman' <fredb@immanent.net>
From: Michael D. Spence <spence@panix.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/26/2002 00:03:35
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frederick Bruckman [mailto:fredb@immanent.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:45 PM
> To: Michael D. Spence
> Cc: netbsd-help@netbsd.org
> Subject: RE: Upgrade stuck...Need help
>
>
> On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Michael D. Spence wrote:
>
> > > On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Michael D. Spence wrote:
> > >
> > > > Made the CD. Now when I try to do the upgrade, I get:
> > > >
> > > > Help! No /etc/fstab in target wd0. Aborting upgrade.
> > > >
> > > > What do I do now?
> > >
> > > Move your original "/etc.old" back to "/etc".
> >
> > The only things mounted are /dev/mda0, mfs:8, and kernfs.
>
> Just escape to the shell by either exiting sysinstall, or choosing
> "utility menu", "escape to shell", and mount your original drive,
> e.g.:
>
> mount /dev/wd0a /mnt
> mv /mnt/etc /mnt/etc.new
> mv /mnt/etc.old /mnt/etc
> umount /mnt
> exit
>
> and try again.
>
Thanks, that got me started. There seems to be something wrong with the CD,
but I'll work that out. Eventually (sigh).