Hy,
We just need more info to solve this. Let's see:
First of all we need to know if the root file system is working at all.
Boot the rescue system from Your Mandrake CD and try to mount root. Try
fsck /dev/[your root dev here].
Am 05 Aug 2001 05:55:51 + schrieb StrogKILR:
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> I get this error when I reboot the machine and go from win98
> to mandrake.
Describe the process You used. I suppose You used loadlin somehow.
Do You have a driver for large drive support installed like ezDrive? But
then I think this wouldn't be a problem. Can You apply loadlin from
MS-DOS before You start Microsoft Windows 98?
> but I believe I also get it just simply during a cold
> boot to mandrake.
What? You hadn't tested this? Or is this an irregular happening problem?
> At first it was happening in GRUB (most people seem
> to have the problem in lilo, so I switched to lilo and I'm still
> having the problem.
What about posting the /etc/lilo.conf file to this list?
a list of the partition tables with fdisk /dev/hda would be nice.
> Does anyone have a good solution for this other than
> reinstalling MDK 8 ?
Reinstalling would be a good choice if the root file system is damaged
and can't be repaired. You don't need to reformat Your /home partition.
Otherwise I would prefer to repair the system.
> lilo boots from the first hard drive, which is the linux one.
So You are booting lilo first? Are You sure You didn't start lilo from
Your master boot record and change the lilo configuration on a
partition?
After all setting up a boot environment isn't as simple as it should be.
Is there a way to restore the MBR? I mean a way to make the MBR listen
to the active flag again other than starting fdisk /mbr from MS DOS?
Alexander Werth
