Re: [newbie] Can't boot after erasing unneeded disk
On Tuesday 16 December 2003 10:34 pm, Lee wrote: I had Mandrake 9.2 running fine with two disks. (hda) has the root filesystem, (hdb) had only one directory I used for Samba. Both were ext3 fs. I suspected problems with hdb, but WDDiag test results were ok, so I wiped the hdb disk with zeros anyway using the Western Digital utilities. Now I can't boot into Mandrake 9.2 with or without hdb connected. Not sure how to make Mandrake forget about the hdb disk. I get an error Invalid argument while trying to open /dev/hdb1. The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem I know the root disk is good (hda). I had hoped Linux would boot and allow me to re-configure hdb. How can I accomplish this? I am going to assume that it is reading about /dev/hdb1 from fstab, and so you have to remove it there. I would try to boot and do it interactively, so then when fstab is read, you can stop it from trying to get hdb. The other option is to boot knoppix if you have a disk around or something that will let you get in and edit fstab to get rid of the hdb mention. Rob -- Linux: For the people, by the people. Linux Counter #183693 http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't boot after erasing unneeded disk
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 23:09:03 -0800 Rob Blomquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am going to assume that it is reading about /dev/hdb1 from fstab, and so you have to remove it there. I would try to boot and do it interactively, so then when fstab is read, you can stop it from trying to get hdb. The other option is to boot knoppix if you have a disk around or something that will let you get in and edit fstab to get rid of the hdb mention. Rob Would you also be able to do this by booting to rescue mode with the MDK install disk or by booting to single-user mode? Just wondering here if there may be an easier route since I may be encountering this same problem as well. Thx Jerry. -- _||_ Registered linux user #300600 (o_ Registered linux machine # 185855 //\at V_/_ http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't boot after erasing unneeded disk
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 23:09:03 -0800, Rob Blomquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I am going to assume that it is reading about /dev/hdb1 from fstab, and so you have to remove it there. I would try to boot and do it interactively, so then when fstab is read, you can stop it from trying to get hdb. The other option is to boot knoppix if you have a disk around or something that will let you get in and edit fstab to get rid of the hdb mention. Rob Success: The system allowed going to a command prompt when it stopped during the boot process. So I was able to edit /etc/fstab, and then the system booted into KDE. I initially tried interactive mode, but pressing I didn't do anything. Thanks much for the help! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't boot after erasing unneeded disk
Boot from the MDK installation disk (CD1) and, at the splash screen hit F1, then at the prompt type rescue. This will boot the system from the cdrom and present you with a menu. Select mount partitions on /mnt, then go to console. From the console, cd to /mnt/etc and edit fstab to remove the whole line containing /dev/hdb1. Save the file and reboot (without the cdrom). raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had Mandrake 9.2 running fine with two disks. (hda) has the root filesystem, (hdb) had only one directory I used for Samba. Both were ext3 fs. I suspected problems with hdb, but WDDiag test results were ok, so I wiped the hdb disk with zeros anyway using the Western Digital utilities. Now I can't boot into Mandrake 9.2 with or without hdb connected. Not sure how to make Mandrake forget about the hdb disk. I get an error Invalid argument while trying to open /dev/hdb1. The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem I know the root disk is good (hda). I had hoped Linux would boot and allow me to re-configure hdb. How can I accomplish this? Thanks. 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
Re: [newbie] Can't boot after erasing unneeded disk
Would you also be able to do this by booting to rescue mode with the MDK install disk or by booting to single-user mode? Just wondering here if there may be an easier route since I may be encountering this same problem as well. Thx Jerry. Nevermind, Raffaele answered my question further up. :) -- _||_ Registered linux user #300600 (o_ Registered linux machine # 185855 //\at V_/_ http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Can't boot after erasing unneeded disk
I had Mandrake 9.2 running fine with two disks. (hda) has the root filesystem, (hdb) had only one directory I used for Samba. Both were ext3 fs. I suspected problems with hdb, but WDDiag test results were ok, so I wiped the hdb disk with zeros anyway using the Western Digital utilities. Now I can't boot into Mandrake 9.2 with or without hdb connected. Not sure how to make Mandrake forget about the hdb disk. I get an error Invalid argument while trying to open /dev/hdb1. The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem I know the root disk is good (hda). I had hoped Linux would boot and allow me to re-configure hdb. How can I accomplish this? Thanks. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
