--- In [email protected], "eliroven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi guys and gals. > > > > > > I have a big problem - I have been locked out of my > > > machine... > > > > > > On Startup I get the following message: > > > > > > "Starting up RAID Devices. > > > Checking filesystems > > > fsck.ext3/dev/hdd6: > > > > > > The superblocks could not be read or .../... > > > you might try running e2fsck with alternative > > > superblocks > > > e2fsck -b 8193 <device>" > > > > > > When I do this (which I dont really understand what > > > it all means), > > > replacing <device> with /dev/hdd6 I get the message: > > > > > > "No such file or directory". > > > > > > I am running Mandrake 10.0 and it has worked a treat > > > since > > > re-installation over 3 months ago. I have not > > > installed any fancy RAID > > > software or apps. (that I know of) and this problem > > > happened since I > > > removed a slave drive that was in the machine (but > > > to my knowledge > > > doing nothing). I have tried replacing the slave > > > drive (after > > > reformatting it for other use, though) but get the > > > same problem. > > > > > > Can anyone guide me in the right direccion to solve > > > this problem - I > > > am locked out of my own machine :-( I tried google, > > > but there was no > > > mention of how to fix this problem, but rather how > > > to install RAID for > > > the use of multiple HDs. > > > > > > All I want is to disable this RAID thing as I am > > > only using one Master > > > HD with my Mandrake and Windows XP (the latter is > > > working still). > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > Eliroven > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > You may need to use your Mandrake 10 CD as a Rescue > > CD, or some other LiveCD for this I think. Also check > > your BIOS setup is correct for auto-detecting your > > drives. I presume you shutdown before removing the > > slave hard drive. I'm not sure how Mandrake would > > react to hardware changes, that's one reason Xandros > > became so popular in the beginning. > > > > Mandrake 10 rescue CD how-to - Google Search > > "" > > > http://www.google.com/linux?q=Mandrake+10+rescue+CD+how-to&sourceid=mozilla-search > > > > Did you umount the slave drive before removing it from > > Mandrake's knowledge of it? I think it automounts > > them and would store that info somewhere. Hopefully > > others can be of more help. > > > Thanks Joan > > I'll try fixing the problem with the installation CD - I dont have a > rescue CD. > > Yes, I shut down before removing my Disk, but no, I did not unmount it > before shutting down :-( > > I think that /dev/hdd6 might be the HD I removed, and now it is > looking for it when it boots up. > > As I am booting up, I get the option of loging as superuser into a > console, so the idea would be to find where this app. is launched from > and remove the reference to hdd6. maybe this way it may continue with > the booting and I save myself having to reinstall the whole thing - again. > > Please anyone, take a moment to think about this and see if you can > shed some more light on it. > > TIA > > Eliroven
Hi again For the record and to help future people looking for help who may have encontered this same problem, the solution was **very** simple. I just went into the fstab and removed the line making a reference to hdd6. Basically I deleted the following line: /dev/hdd6 /mnt/linux ext defaults 1 2 This simple action absolutely cured the problem and saved me from major headaches and aeons wasted. I am a little surprised (and dissapointed) no one on this forum was able to suggest something along these lines. Thanks anyways and bye for now. Eliroven ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
