Subject: Re: Read-only File System?
To: Sean McDowell <gms@pop.wam.umd.edu>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/07/1997 10:23:41
> 
> Ok, I downloaded NetBSD onto my Performa 600 and have been trying to
> configure it for two days.  I'm no UNIX Admin, but I'm going to learn very
> quickly.  But here is my current problem.  I can enter in single-user mode
> and everything seems to be where it is supposed to be.  But when I try to
> run vi, ex or a multitude of other programs, it keeps saying that this is a
> Read-Only File System.  Am I missing something big configuration-wise?
> This happens with Booter 1.9.4 and NetBSD 1.1 or 1.2.  I've got it set up
> with a Root/Usr partition of 80000K and a Swap partition of 40000K (I have
> 20 MB physical RAM).  TIA

Everything sounds ok so far, but you need to see the faq:

http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/macbsd-docs/faq/faq-5.html#ss5.4

answers this question.

Take care,

Bill