Re: after power outage: Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs :(
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:22:40 + (UTC), Alexis Huxley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I interpret 03:04? If I boot off the boot floppy, everything is It's /dev/hda4 (the 3 and 4 are the major and minor numbers; do 'ls -ld /dev/hda4' to see this). fine. Have poked around for answers in the archives, but haven't figured it out. boot drive: hda1 - /boot hda2 - swap hda3 - / second disk: hdd1 - /disk1 But you don't have an hda4? What's in your lilo.conf or menu.lst (for lilo or grub respectively) and what's in fstab? # lilo.conf (snippets - not showing lot of commented out stuff from default lilo) # Support LBA for large hard disks. lba32 boot=/dev/hda root=/dev/hda3 install=/boot/boot-menu.b map=/boot/map delay=20 vga=normal default=Linux image=/vmlinuz label=Linux read-only # restricted # alias=1 image=/vmlinuz.old label=LinuxOLD read-only optional # restricted # alias=2 ~ # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # file system mount point type options dump pass /dev/hda3 / ext2errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hda2 noneswapsw 0 0 proc/proc procdefaults0 0 /dev/fd0/floppy autouser,noauto 0 0 /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/hda1 /boot ext2defaults0 2 /dev/hdd2 /disk1 ext2errors=remount-ro 0 1 I didn't see anything suspicious here and haven't edited these files recently. Royce -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
after power outage: Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs :(
Had a power outage, and when I brought my Debian 3 system back up it was hosed: --- EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock Attempt to access beyond device . . . FAT bread failed Invalid session number or type of track . . . Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:04 --- How do I interpret 03:04? If I boot off the boot floppy, everything is fine. Have poked around for answers in the archives, but haven't figured it out. boot drive: hda1 - /boot hda2 - swap hda3 - / second disk: hdd1 - /disk1 Thanks in advance for any tips, Royce -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Software DVD players vmware express
Silly boy... We're male! That's why. It's a kind of ultimate control of the remote control thing -- or so my wife thinks. Per Jason's post and while I'm at it, does anyone have any perspective on vmware express or a similar product that will let me run a very complicated, Windows(tm)-based Bible research program under Libranet? Or, perhaps I should ask if anyone has installed vmware under Libranet (vmware has been tested on RedHat, Caldera, SuSE, TurboLinux)? I ~must~ have access to this research program, since I know of nothing comparable that is available for GNU/Linux (any ideas?). rpb = R. P. Bell Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - snip what's the attraction of watching DVD movies on a computer? snip
Re: potato on 486
Paul wrote: I am hoping the Debian install will get easier for non-technical users. I am trying to promote Linux to a lot of them. I don't see anything wrong with making the Debian install easier for technical users -- unless, of course, they happen to be sado-masochists, in which case they can probably make it more difficult than it needs to be, anyway. Is there a filtered archive of the list submissions that is sorted for type of questions, modules, or problems? That would help me immensely. rpb = Royce P. Bell Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: vmware express
Jeffrey... Have you tried connecting to DSL ~through~ vmware? rpb = Royce P. Bell Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Jeffrey W. Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Debian User List debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 2:07 PM Subject: Re: vmware express On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Simon Law wrote: If Libranet is like Debian, vmware should install fine. I can't tell what kernel version Libranet is at, but be aware that VMWare 2.x needs patches if you are to use kernel 2.4.7 or higher. I'm using the new test release of vmware 3.0 on debian unstable and it works well enough. Windows 2000 can't install on it but NT does. I think the upgrade from 2.0-3.0 is going to cost $99. -jwb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Takin' the plunge...
Sheesh, you guys are scaring the pants off me! Or, maybe I'm just getting to old to go about things like I did 30 years ago...hmmm? Actually, I'm not so scared as I am overwhelmed at how much I have forgotten over the years of DOS/Windows immersion (I'd transliterate that as baptism, but the scriptural import of that term implies newness, regeneration, and Heaven: All terms that seem quite inappropriate in the context of BSOD). A number of you have posted me directly with a recommendation of Libranet as a good starting point, while still maintaining the Debian relationship. A couple of you guys (any gurls here?) warned that I would not be happy with Libranet. Am I correct in understanding Libranet IS Debian with simplified installation/management? And, are there limitations to Libranet that I need to know going in? Are there benefits to the Debian distro directly, and what are they? At this point, I'm not so sure I'm interested in a plethora of configuration options, so much as a clean and stable install that will let me get the system up, running StarOffice or some other suite (suggestions?), connected to my Earthlink/DSL account, and printing. Also, I'm not sure I am understanding some terms you guys are using that seem to me to be synonymous, eg. windowsmanager and shell, etc. One other thought: I am leaning toward doing the GNU/Linux install on two machines, concurrently. One as the productivity machine, and the other to make parallel installs AND configuration changes or new installs before they go on the productivity machine, just to be sure I don't burn the bridge (do I have to buy TWO licenses for that, Bill? Just joking). Boy, parallel install brings back memories of how we used to do it. Matter of fact, that's how I first broke my Microsoft license agreement, not taking chances on the woeful frustrations of fix one problem, create ten more of Microsoft releases with my system that was required to get the work out. Thoughts? rpb = R. P. Bell Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oops, forgot...
Uh...is there a reason why several posts to the list (usually from specific individuals), come with attached text files. I'm not in the habit of opening ANY attachment, not even from friends I know well, and this is quite disconcerting. Also, I need information on virus protection and firewalls for GNU/Linux, whatever distro I use. rpb = Royce P. Bell Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Oops, forgot...
Hall... I appreciate your comments, but hasten to reply that the only thing comparable to the arrogance of Microsoft is the reverse arrogance of their detractors. I would have sworn that my questions to this list were in the interest of dealing with my own, personal frustrations over MS, as I look for a workable alternative. If you don't want to sympathize with the person who is making that transition, fine, but don't gunk up the list with condescension. I recognized the PGP signature, but simply did not understand why the text of a post was also coming as an attachment. If you don't know either, just say so -- or don't say anything -- and leave it for someone who does know. Finally, there is no such thing as being overeducated concerning security and the exercise of caution. Over 30 years of computing experience from IRIX to Windows(tm) has taught me that much. rpb = R. P. Bell Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Hall Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 10:53 AM Subject: Re: Oops, forgot... snip You've been over-educated... They are safe to open believe it or not. Hall
Feet in mouth, fergit it!
Vineet... I made a mistake once upon a time. I'll have to load a backup from several years ago to verify what it was, but I'm sure I have the record, somewhere. Fergit it. It's cool. rpb = R. P. Bell Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. Yeah, I know I misspelled it. That's the point.
Takin' the plunge...
Okay, this is it. I'm about to take the plunge into Linux, but my experience with dumb terminal-based Unix is over 20 years old. In the interim, I've been on Windows; a sometimes happy, but always frustrating and infuriating marriage of convenience and productivity-enslavement. Debian Linux was recommended to me by a friend, but (this is embarrassing to admit, as I feel like a newbie all over again) quite frankly, I'm confusingly overwhelmed at the different products now available. Debian, RedHat, etc. Everybody says theirs is the best, but they cannot all be correct. I don't particularly want to go back to the command line, but I do appreciate the minimalist approach of Unix, especially from a security standpoint. Any suggestions to ease the mind and grease the process? rb = R. P. Bell Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
