Re: install/56615: fsck: no match for 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 : no such file or directory ; init can't exec for single user : no such file or directory

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/56615; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/56615: fsck: no match for
 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 : no such file or directory ; init
 can't exec for single user : no such file or directory
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:54:17 +0100

 On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 04:20:01PM +0000, marietto2008%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
 > this error is appeared suddenly and I don't know what I did before to produce it,so I can't repeat it. Sorry,but I can't boot Netbsd anymore and I can't access its partition. 
 > 
 > fsck: no match for 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 : no such file or directory ; init can't exec for single user : no such file or directory
 
 Your root file system got damaged (probably very serious).
 Path for recovery is:
 
  - drop to boot prompt
  - boot netbsd -a
    and use /rescue/init instead of /sbin/init and then /rescue/sh as shell
 
 If that gives you a shell prompt, run /rescue/fsck -fy /
 and see what is left over from your installation aftwards.
 
 I guess at least /etc/fstab is damaged (causing the strange "no match" error),
 and maybe /libexec/ld.elf_so and/or some of /lib/libc*.so.* and/or /bin/sh.
 Extracting the base set again over / should fix the latter, and then you
 could look at /etc/fstab and check what needs repair there.
 
 Martin