To run fsck, all you need to do is be mounted in "read-only" mode on the root
partition. I think you can do this by re-mounting the root partition in
read-only mode from the Console (not in X). I think it can be done at the LILO
boot prompt as well, but I'm not sure of the command line. I think
First, please stop posting in HTML.
Second:
Which version of Mandrake did you install? If you installed Mandrake
6.0, did you perform the kernel and initscripts upgrade? If not,
that's likely the problem. There is a known bug in the 6.0
distribution which will cause the hard drives to fail
On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, you wrote:
thanks, I got it working :) but still, if linux doesn't cleanly
unmount on account of a crash or the like I can't get x windows
running again. It must be possible to get it working without
reinstalling linux, running fsck doesn't seem to help (maybe I'm not
On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, you wrote:
%_after I run windows the linux bootloader fails at the check root
filesystem (internal inconsistencies). if I reinstall linux it works
fine until I run windows again. any help appreciated :)
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