On 05/18 20:14, Yasir Malik wrote:
> ed: /tmp/ed.00020a: Read-only file system.
> 
> I can't even copy my old rc.conf file in /etc.old into /etc because it
> keeps saying my file system is read only.  Do I have to reinstall
> NetBSD from scratch?  By the way, for some reason, the loud sharp beep
> sound that comes up when I try to go past end of file is now a soft
> beep that doesn't make me jump.  Yasir

Try something like:
# mount -u -o rw /
to fix your read-only problem.