You might want to read

	http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/misc/index.html#editing-files

	and

	http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/misc/index.html#why-single-user

	:)

		David/absolute

On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, James Spahr wrote:

> on 11/17/99 5:52 PM, gabriel rosenkoetter at gr@eclipsed.net wrote:
> 
> > Too much RAM for the GENERIC kernel. Take some out (so that you're at
> > 128 MBs or less), and boot again. Then compile a kernel with
> 
> funny.
> 
> I was re-installing 1.4.1 when I got your email, so I waited until it
> finished...
> 
> I took out all the SIMMS expect for 2 32's and the machine would not boot. I
> put them all back in and it did. So I have a working system!!
> 
> I'm happy. thank you all for all your help.
> 
> just one more really newbie question, how do I edit rc.conf? emacs or vi
> don't seem to be there. I'm in the etc/ directory and:
> 
> # vi
> vi: not found
> # emacs
> emacs: not found
> 
> (Sorry, I've been a BSD user for a couple years, this is my first time as an
> admin ...)
> 
> James.
> 
>