Thanks to Stuarts suggestions below it worked perfectly! Thanks again. Dave. On Tuesday 28 December 2004 19:49, Dave Martini 1 wrote: I commented out the /etc/fstab file entry for / and want to know how to fix this. I tried to boot from CD #1 in rescue mode but the file system is read only and won't let me edit the /etc/fstab file. > From: Stuart Sears <stuart@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > have you tried the following... > assuming your / is /dev/hda2 > > 1) ignore the CD. > 2) make changes at the grub stage... > a) hit 'a' at the grub menu. > b) edit the kernel arguments to say > root=/dev/hda2 emergency > c) hit return to boot > 3) now you're in(ish) but the problem is that the / fs is mounted read-only. > to solve this: > 4) mount /proc > 5) mount -o remount,rw / > now edit your /etc/fstab file and reboot. > > any help? > > if not, exactly what are the error messages? > and what does 'df' show in emergency mode? > > Stuart > > -- > Stuart Sears RHCE, RHCX > Remember: Silly is a state of Mind, Stupid is a way of Life. > -- Dave Butler > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
