Thanks for your prompt reply Paul,
        I seem to have not clarified myself properly.

I've read many readme's and followed the instructions as best i could.
I'm reasonably well versed in unix (SunOS, Linux, HPUX) but not NetBSD it seems.

I've booted Single user and then exited still mounts read only
I've tried /sbin/mount -u /. /sbin/mount -a /sbin/mount -u -t ufs /
and still nothing. Hummm >:)

Thanks in advance
bernie

>As indicate in the FAQ, the root file system is mounted read-only when
>you boot single-user.  Booting multi-user remounts the file system for
>read-write, as well as mounting other file systems, if any.
>
>Please check the FAQ first!  :)
>
>On Wed, 18 Jun 1997, Bernard Davison wrote:
>
>> HI all,
>>         I've just installed NetBSD 1.2 onto a IIci 4 Mb RAM and it boots
>> all right but the root file system only ever mounts 'read only' I've also
>> tried to boot from a zip disk with the same results.
>>
>> I cannot find anywhere that I can change this in the booter app.
>> It dos it in single user mode to.
>>
>> does anyone have a solution.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> bernard.
>>
>>
>>
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