If you file system is ext2, you may need to use e2fsck. Also, if your checking the hard drive, you'll probably want to do it from the boot disk (the one made during the install), because it generally has to be unmounted to work. --- Per Holje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The fsck file is not present in the /sbin directory. > I suspect that more files are also missing, because > the startup script did > not find /sbin/clock either. > > I could install all over again, but is there some > other way? Perhaps getting > the missing file(s) directly from the CD (or from > the net) ? > > per > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen F. Bosch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 30. mars 2000 21:11 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Problem starting up: fsck > command not found > > > Per Holje wrote: > > It looks like your fsck didn't get installed (I > wouldn't know why this > would be, unfortunately). > > Go into root maintenance mode and type > > cd /sbin > ls fs* > > There should be a file there called "fsck". If there > is not, that is > your problem. If there is, there is a problem with > the script. > > If you don't find fsck, then I suspect you've made a > mistake during your > install. Did it complete without errors? Are you > sure? > > If fsck is present, try running it: > > fsck / > > If this works, then you definitely have a script > issue. This could mean > that the $PATH variable is bad, or that the script > calls the wrong path. > > If fsck is missing, look at installing Mandrake > again. This is a pretty > catastrophic problem, from what I can tell -- it > tells me that the > install didn't complete properly. > > Lykke til! > > -Stephen- > > > Hello, Just installed my Mandrake 6.1 from a > magazine cover cd.After > > installing, I get an error when trying to boot > into Linux. (dual-boot > > system with win98)The following happens:Loading > default keymap > > OKActivating swap partitions OKSetting > hostname > > localhost.localdomin OKChecking root > > filesystem/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: fsck: command not > > found FAILEDThen I am asked to > give root password > > for maintenance...Anybody have a clue to what I am > gonna do? Per > > HoljeIT developerP4 Radio Hele Norge ASABrainbench > Certified > > Professional > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
