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List:       freebsd-stable
Subject:    Re: system crash during make installworld
From:       David J Brooks <freysman () comcast ! net>
Date:       2011-02-22 8:04:04
Message-ID: 500638861.967000.1298361844004.JavaMail.root () sz0078a ! emeryville ! ca ! mail ! comcast ! net
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> > Next I made a copy of the 8.2-RC# install disk and tried to do an upgrade in \
> > place. It was unable to backup /etc to /var/tmp/etc due to:  
> > ELF interpreter /libexec/ld-elf.so.1 not found 
> > Abort trap 
> > 
> > .. again. This happens pretty much anytime I try to execute a command that does \
> > not come from /rescue  
> > 
> > I really rather not do a clean install and lose all my configuration data, but \
> > it's increasingly looking like that may be my only option.  
> To copy your /etc directory to /var/tmp use: 
> 
> /rescue/cp -rp /etc /var/tmp 
> 
> Scot 



That seems to be working. 


Thanks to all who have helped in sorting out this mess! 


David 
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