to Ed Tharp and to Dennis Myers, Thanks for the help
- eJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted > On Sunday 09 December 2001 10:10, you wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > > > First a correction, the unmounting error occurs on dev/hda1 and dev/hda5 > > (not hda6). > > > > Second, to answer you questions: > > > how are you shutting down the box? > > > > 1. from the prompt (not in any windowing system) I type "exit". this > > takes me to a promp asking me for a login. > This is the problem. as root from a prompt, you must type "shutdown -h now" > > > > > > 2. i turn the computer off > > > > >what command? what is the last bit of info> on the screen as it shuts > > > down? > > > > I don't use any command to turn the computer off - so I don't get any info > > on shutdown. > > > > > > thanks > > > > - eJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:37 AM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted > > > > > how are you shutting down the box? what command? what is the last bit of > > > > info > > > > > on the screen as it shuts down? > > > > > > On Saturday 08 December 2001 23:50, you wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am getting this error ( along with a long list of errors) on bootup. > > > > > > > > " ... dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmouted .." > > > > > > > > I checked http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/admin/amount3.html#fsck > > > > > > > > it indicated that either 1) i haven't run shutdown before turning the > > > > machine off or 2) or were forced to reboot the machine because of a > > > > system > > > > > > freeze > > > > > > > > neither one is true. > > > > > > > > I was wondering how I can begin to fix this problem. > > > > > > > > thanks in advance. > > > > - eJ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >- ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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