5.2.1 make installword trashed my system

From: db (db_at_traceroute.dk)
Date: 02/26/04

  • Next message: Robert Watson: "Re: 5.2.1 make installword trashed my system"
    Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:58:32 +0100
    To: hackers@freebsd.org
    
    

    Hi all

    I've been running 5.2 on my laptop (i386 Acer)
    for some time now. Few hours ago I download the 5.2.1-release source,
    buildworld, buildkernel, installkernel, but after a few minuts of
    installworld my system froze. Now when I try to boot I get:

    Mounting root from ufs: /dev/ad0s1a
    WARNING: / was not properly dismounted
    exec /sbin/init: error 8
    /sbin/sysctl: 1: Syntax error: ";" unexpected
    /sbin/sysctl: 1: Syntax error: ";" unexpected

    Thu Feb 26 16:24:26 CET 2004
    Feb 26 16:24:26 init: can't exec getty '/usr/libexec/getty' for port
    /dev/ttyv0: No such file or directory
    ....and so on

    So the question is: Now what? I can boot in single user mode and get a
    shell, but very few programs work and I can't mount anything?

    br
    db
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