On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:20:17 -0500
"Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Curt wrote:
> > On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:34:52 -0500
> > "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>If it is a corrupted disk, you may be able to boot by adding
> >>append="init=/bin/bash" to the boot command.
> >
> >
> > Wher do I find the boot command?.... lilo.conf?
> > My other message explains (I hope) my confusion with the rescue
> > function.
> >
> You should be able to access it from the LILO boot screen. Before
> bootsplash, you would hit shift to get the LILO prompt,
Shift didn't do it, it went straight to the menu choices.
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> Is this a duel boot machine? If so, it sounds like you may have a
> virus that messed up the partition table.
I've scanned Windows for viruses - don't think that's the problem.
If not, it sounds like a hardware problem. What kind of errors
does install give you?
I get as far as configuring the mouse then it enters the hard drive
detection stage and it exits abnormally with a signal 8 - unmounts
/temp and /proc and tells me I can reboot.
It
> probably doesn't like the partition table, and doesn't want to risk
> wiping everything out. If you are booting from the CD, try the
> repair option, or the expert option. (I don't remember the exact
> entries.)
This is from an earlier email in response to frank's suggestion that
I try the rescue option on from the install CD:
I mount the partitions on/mnt, return to the prompt, but ls shows
only the floppy, the CD ROM and what is in RAM - but not the hard
disk. I've searched for info but haven't yet found anything that
applies to my situation and/or makes sense to me.
When I get back to the root prompt, how do I manage to see the Hard
disk's partitions? My partitions are on hdd.
Since it doesn't find init, I guess it's not being pointed to
properly but I'm unsure where it is/should be and what points it
there.
I may have left out some pertinent info....
When I attempt to boot with any kernel or failsafe or non-fb I get
this:
mount: error 22 mounting ext3
pivotroot: pivot_root (sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failes: 2
remounting devfs at correct place if necessary
Freeing unused kernel memory: 156k freed
Kernel panic: No init found.... (etc.)
I've found that kernel panic is most usually a hardware problem -
Guess I should run the tools from the Maxtor disc and see what comes
up.
Curt
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