can you type 'linux single' at the lilo prompt? this ought to boot into single user mode, it's unusual in my experience for a single power cut to trash a system to such a degree, i guess the first thing to do would be to check your filesystems by booting into single user mode, booting off the cd and choosing 'rescue' or using something like 'tomsrtbt' and then running e2fsck on your linux partitions, it's a wild guess but if trying an upgrade with the same distro you already have installed and not choosing any extra packages (whcih should therefore require no extra space) gives an 'insufficient space' error then your database of installed packages might be broken making the installer think you have less installed than you do and requiring space to 'put back' what it thinks is missing! the only thing i know about fixing rpm database problems is to run #rpm --rebuilddb as root, but of course this assume you can get to a prompt! you haven't said where your /home is so i'm assuming it''s not on its own partition, if you cannot tar it up and put on another partition and you have no other way to back it up then you may have to reinstall by first manually deleting everything but /home and then doing the install but choosing not to format the partition, this would be a last resort thing though since make a mistake and you will have lost your stuff! to fix stuff to do with run-levels is a little beyond me i'm afraid, the theory of etc/.../rc0 etc. is simple enough but creating the individual scripts that go into each directory is way over my head! if you can get to a prompt then perhaps you can repair your system with help from 'the experts'
but if it was me and i was on my own i would be trying to reinstall without formatting and thus keeping /home, at your own risk yada yada:-) bascule On Monday 31 December 2001 12:57 pm, you wrote: > It seems that the updater is looking for a a bunch of free space for > some strange reason and it wont just overwrite the stuff that is there.. > basically my problem is this: > > When I boot Linux it asks me to enter a run level. When I enter a > runlevel it hangs. It says no more processes or something to that > affect... It used to load into KME prior to the power loss yesterday and > hasn't been the same since. I have tried several things but this is I am > guessing my only resort in updating it. I am running 8.1 and upgrading > to 8.1 hoping that it will fix this wonderful problem.. I currently have > no network access with the box cause that wont load up. I thought about > the BFH but didn't have one available.. > > Did that help at all or is it because I haven't slept in over 24 hours > that I might be rambling on? > > Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of bascule > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 7:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Major problem > > On Monday 31 December 2001 12:21 pm, you wrote: > odd, since you must have installed in the first place? > what is your partition scheme, can you tar up your home directory and > put it > somewhere else (a windrive?) and do a format and reinstall? > alternatively you could describe in more detail what errors you get on > boot > up and try to fix it without reinstalling - though how much help I would > be > at this i don't know! > > bascule > > > It tells me I don't have enough space (hard drive space) for > > installation or upgrade.. It's an 800 meg hard drive.. > > > > Eric > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of bascule > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 6:38 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Major problem > > > > do an 'upgrade' from your cd, this will not format any partitions and > > should > > leave your /home alone > > > > bascule > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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