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krb
02-28-2007, 11:15 PM
Hi

I have a problem ... line ten in my /etc/fstab has a wrong entry and won't let me finish booting into Fedora 6. I tried using one of the text editors in rescue mode bothe in FC6 and Knoppix but to no avail ... permiision is denied when I type /etc/fstab to edit.I also tried usiing Knoppix to rescue my machnie but after it finishes booting the mouse pointer hangs and I cant navigate KDE or anything else for tha matter. I just want to get rid of that bad ine in /fstab. I sure would appreciate some help here.

Thanks,
Ken

onemyndseye
03-01-2007, 09:23 AM
boot knoppix straight into runlevel 2.... (Text Mode) by entering the following at the boot prompt:



knoppix 2




Once at a prompt.... issue the following commands:

(assuming FC6 is installed at /dev/hda1)



mount /dev/hda1 -o rw
cd /media/hda1/etc/

pico fstab




Edit and save...


Then issue:



reboot




All done :)

Take Care,
-Justin
One Mynds Eye