On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Ulrich Hausmann wrote:

> Michael,
> 
> I tried to follow your steps. 
> 
> Step 1) - worked. 
> I unchecked single user checkmark box in the booter and started NetBSD
> successfully.
> 
> Step 2) - did not work. I could not open (tried 'vi /etc/rc.conf') that
> file, because Read-only File System. From 'cat /etc/rc.config' I were
> unable to desume whether or not the option was set as you advice.
> 
> Therefore:
> 
> Step 3) - couldn't be executed up to now. When I do it nevertheless
> (btw, I have to type in several 'exit' anyway), finally (when the
> #-prompt disappears) I get this on the screen:
> 
> | swapct1: /dev/sd1b: Device not configured
> | mount_ffs: /dev/sd1a on /: No such file in directory
> | /et/rc.conf is not configured. Multiuser boot aborted.
> | Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh:
> 
> Now, that there's said "Multiuser boot aborted" I understand, that I
> booted indeed in Multiuser mode, correct? And nevertheless, I'm still

It's trying to boot multi-user.

> having a read only file system  . . .
> 
> When I boot in NetBSD I'm getting this (in brackets { } what I enter):
> 
> | NetBSD 1.3.2 (GENERIC) #0: Sun May 17 00:23:35 CDT 1998
> |
> | - - snip - - 
> |
> | boot device: <unknown>
> | root device: {sd1a}
> | dump device (default sd1b): {ENTER}
> | file system (default generic: {ENTER} or alternatively {ffs}
> | swapct1: /dev/sd1b: Device not configured
> | Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks.
> | /dev/sd1a (nosuch file or directory)Can't stat /dev/sd1a
> | /dev/sd1a (nosuch file or directory)Can't stat /dev/sd1a
> | Can't stat /dev/sd1a: No such file or directory
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | /dev/sd1a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck_ffs MANUALLY 
> | Automatic file system check failed; help!
> | Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh:
> 
> That error msg, I got that the first time, when I did *NOT* boot in
> single user mode.

Did you remember to build devices? It sounds like mount can't find the
/dev/sd1a device node.

Take care,

Bill