----- Original Message ----- From: "SoloCDM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Linux-Mandrake Expert (Request)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 3:22 AM Subject: [expert] Filesystem Boot Error
> I haven't had any problem with Kernel 2.2.19-10mdk on LM8.0 booting, > until now, after adding the most recent updates. > > Every time I boot the system, the following error occurs: > > Checking root filesystem /dev/hdb1 is mounted. Cannot > continue, aborting. > > Failed to check filesystem. > Do you want to repair the errors? > (beware, you can loose data) > Try starting it up with "linux ro" or something similar to mount the / filesystem read-only at startup. > > Whether I answer yes, y, no, or no, the system takes me to a prompt > to login for maintenance. Each time I logged in, I remounted > the root drive in read-only mode and ran "e2fsck -fv [device]" or > "fsck.ext2 -fv [device]" and received the same output -- nothing > wrong with the system. Next I would use control-d and the computer > would reboot and repeat. > > So, on one such boot I entered init 3 after logging in and the > computer continued on its way loading everything. After the console > prompt appeared, I typed exit. Everything is working perfectly. > In fact, I'm writing this message in X, connected to the ISP, > and noting is wrong. But, if I reboot . . . it will repeat the > same mistake. > Unless filesystem errors are really serious or your data is damaged, you probably won't notice a thing. I recommend that you use ReiserFS anyway :) > How can this issue be repaired? > See above. - Pesarif
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