Andy Goth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Saturday I meticulously installed Mandrake 6.0 (from the Cheap*Bytes CD). I examined each package and decided whether or not I needed it. I went back and forth through the list in order to come up with an installation that had everything I needed but nothing I didn't want. It took three hours. Then, I ran it. Perfect! It was just sooo awesome--I had it just right. Guess what... my brother wrecked it. I was playing Iagno and AisleRiot in some restaurant (while waiting for our car to be fixed), and I stopped since I knew that battery power was low. I shut down successfully. Then my brother wanted to play, so I gave him the spare battery. I told him that he could play for a while but would have to shut down soon since the battery wouldn't last long. I then went over to work on the car. When I came back, I found that he had played xkobo until it died on him. At home, I tried starting Linux. It came across some nasty-looking filesystem errors and locked up. I couldn't boot it! I tried everything I could, but all that was left was a reinstallation. Three more hours... argh. My question: What can I do to repair filesystem errors so bad that booting is impossible? ==================================================== Are you sure your system was locked up on reboot. When Linux is rudely shutdown, the next boot requires a forced "check". This could take quite some time depending on your sytem. Mike
