[3620] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Cannot boot linux....
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wierdl Mate)
Sat Nov 9 16:18:40 1996
To: "Kirill Shtengel" <kirill@ucla.edu>
cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 09 Nov 1996 12:02:01 GMT."
<199611092002.MAA24188@rho.ben2.ucla.edu>
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 15:16:43 -0600
From: Wierdl Mate <matyi@wierdlmpc.msci.memphis.edu>
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>
> > From: "Gary" <94486068@cpccux0.cityu.edu.hk>
>
> > The problem is like this :
> >
> > Checking all file systems.
> > [/sbin/fsck.ext2] fsck.ext2 -a /dev/hda2
> > Warning... fsck.ext2 for device /dev/hda2 exited with signal 11.
> >
> > *** An error occurred during the file system check.
> > *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
> > *** when you leave the shell
> > (Repair filesystem) #
> >
> > I don't know why this happened, it is very annoyed me. Is anyone can help
> > me?
> >
> This very thing happened to me after my child shut down the computer
> during Linux boot-up. You can still try to look at your file system:
> "fd" "cd", "ls" and "cat" commands worked for me. In my case the
> filesystem was completely screwed up. Unfortunately I didn't know how
> to fix it myself, so I just reinstalled Linux. Took me about 40-50
> min. It may be the fastest solution (although not the most pleasant
> one) for you as well.
Wait a second. In the original message, you see the line
> > *** when you leave the shell
> > (Repair filesystem) #
Does not this mean just press return, and an automatic reparation of
the file system will start (asking you questions about whether it is OK
to repair certain stuff or not). I had to this twice last year.
I do not think it is necessary to reinstall.
Mate
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