Subject: Re: linux no longer boots :(
From: Ed Jaeger (ed.jaeger@bgcorp.com)
Date: Wed Jan 26 2000 - 12:15:37 MST
Try the following:
-give the root password to log in single user;
-run fsck as follows:
fsck -fvy /dev/xxxxxx
which does the following:
f = force a check
v = be verbose
y = answer yes to every question
xxxxx = the partition that is complained about at startup
Josh Forman wrote:
>
> Uh-oh...major probs here... Linux isn't even booting fully anymore...
>
> First it says the filesystem with errors was found (my root fs)....check
> forced...(that's nothing new)
>
> then it says something about an inconsistency found (in CAPS!) and tha t I
> should run fsck "manually" I try that and it just spits out a version line
> or something.
>
> Before I tried fsck, it says give root password for routine maintenance, or
> hit control-d for normal startup. I tried the control-D and it shuts down
> almost instantly.
>
> I'm a total newbie, so sorry if I've left out any important info. (If you
> need Linux system info, I probably don't know to get it, nor can I get it
> now). But I installed YDL from a CS 1.1 CD and didnt' do any kernel
> updates. I've downloaded numerous apps: chat clients, figlet, rot13,
> wvdial..... some stuff has failed consistently when trying to install.
> (Save that for another posting.)
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