On 25 Sep 2008, at 20:02, Erik Hahn wrote:
I don't know much about servers so this might be rather stupid, but: What about dismounting the driver and fsck'ing it in another computer?
I think the problem is that the drive (the server) is in a physically remote location. (from the original message: "... the only way to get it up again (no IT people at the location) was by talking someone through a process...")
Nevertheless, one can't help thinking the machine could be booted from a Knoppix CD.
Stroller.
