Re: Stuck in INIT: and can't get out of it...

2002-08-28 Thread john-paul delaney
Well spotted ... yes it is a typo, and should be as you suggest.thanks.You reckon I'm looking at a reinstallation then? (eek!)/j-p.  juaid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: From: john-paul delaney>INIT: cannot execute "/etc/rc.d/init.sysinit"mmhhh, did you misstype this?? tere's no /etc/rc.d/init.sysinit f

Re: Stuck in INIT: and can't get out of it...

2002-08-28 Thread juaid
From: john-paul delaney >INIT: cannot execute "/etc/rc.d/init.sysinit" mmhhh, did you misstype this?? tere's no /etc/rc.d/init.sysinit file, but /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit at least in RH 7.1... >INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes @#$%&!!! I have seen this message once, but I ca

Stuck in INIT: and can't get out of it...

2002-08-28 Thread john-paul delaney
Hello List... I'm trying this again as I'm pretty desperate. Booting my rh 7.0 machine hangs at INIT:.  Running a repair install, I can access the disks, mount partitions and see the files sysinit and rc which appear intact (with root execute attributes).  I have a backup of the machine (made with