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Deleted my /boot/loader
After deleting my /boot/loader file, how would I go about getting it back in there? Can I do that through an emergency shell or similar or do I have to reinstall?
Thanks, enpey |
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There is /boot/loader.old (If you ever created custom world)
Why did you removed it? Does it looks like virus. |
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No, it is not a virus. I simply made a mistake. To quote "UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things"...
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I don't believe I have a /boot/loader.old, and in terms of compiling it from source, how am I to gain access to it once the computer has been rebooted?
I only have an install disc, no emergency or backup floppies. |
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If you do exactly as carpetsmoker has said above, the "make install" will install it to /boot/loader, so when you reboot it'll be there.
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The computer has already been rebooted. I am asking how to get in and do that. Can I go in through the install disc?
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I shall try compiling through a LiveCD system...downloading Frenzy Lite now.
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That may not work, to compile loader you will need sources (maybe including cvs/csup/include directory/ ...) and lots of RAM if you want to do that from LIVE FreeBSD.
Just copying it from cd/dvd will work, I guess, well I never tried. |
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Easy as pie. Had a /boot/loader.old.
Thanks to all for their help. Here's to hoping I reduce the mistakes... |
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Also, you don't lots of RAM, we're just compiling the boot loader, not a full buildworld. On a sidenote, you can compile world with low RAM, it just takes a bit longer (I compiled FreeBSD 6 on my P1 133 / 32MB laptop).
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YEAH, I got the point, when mounting hard disk (and adding swap) there is no real need for lots of RAM.
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I went to Fixit -> Emergency Holographic Shell (Or something along those lines) -> ttyv4 What do I do from there in order to use the commands? |
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Ah ok, there lies my problem. That option is unavailable to me on the CD I was using.
Thank you for your helpful words Weaseal... |
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