Freebsd 8.0 Live FS

[rbizzell33]

I am trying to fix my system that I messed up by accidentally deleting system files. Everytime I try to download the Freebsd 8.0 LiveFs iso it keeps timiin out does anyone know where I can get it from and it won't keep timing out

 

[jb_fvwm2]

Start the download then

(from the place where the partial download is...)
wget -c -nd [path_you_were_using...iso]

should continue the download.
Then if it times out you can just resume

 

[rbizzell33]

LiveFS

IT was happening from my windows computer

 

[SirDice]

Pick a mirror more closer to home.

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html

 

[Beastie]

@rbizzell33: use a download manager that supports resuming interrupted downloads, such as Orbit Downloader.


@jb_fvwm2: fetch(1) can restart interrupted transfers if you use both -r and -R options.

 

[rbizzell33]

How do you use the fixit option under freebsd 8.0 I need to reinstall root filesystem

 

[Beastie]

When you boot livefs, you'll have a fully functional shell. From there, restore the files from disc1 or the ftp.

 

[rbizzell33]

once I put disk 1 cd then what or do I have to manually mount the cd

 

[Beastie]

If you have two CD drives, insert both livefs and disc1, boot livefs and mount disc1.

If you have a DVD drive, boot the DVD and choose Fixit from the main menu.

If you have one CD drive, boot livefs and use the base* files you downloaded from the FTP or copied from disc1 on an internal/external disk or USB pendrive.

 

[rbizzell33]

I boot up with the livefs CD. what files do I need off of disk one? I need to mount a usb drive and copy the files to where on the system

 

[Beastie]

The base files mentioned above (also available on disc1) contain the entire base system, i.e. everything but the GENERIC kernel, including /var and /usr. kernels contains the GENERIC kernel.

• Make a backup of the configuration files
• Mount the root partition
• Set the $DESTDIR environment variable to point to the root partition mount point
• Extract the base system
• Remove the extracted /var and /usr since they're on the root partition and you already have them on separate partitions, but of course keep the empty /var and /usr directories
• Restore the configuration files

 

[rbizzell33]

thanks for all your help

 

[rbizzell33]

can't mount anything file system not recognized

 

[Beastie]

When/how exactly did that happen? All you had last time was a few missing system files and now you have a totally borked filesystem?

 

[rbizzell33]

this is what I done so far I ran fsck on the root filesystem after I figured out what partition the root system was on. So I got that to run. So I am not sure what to do next. I have a usb drive with the original system files on it. DO i try to mount the usb drive to get the original system files back on the /