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Slackware 10.2 doesn't boot anymore

Hello friends,

I am using Slackware 10.2, with kernel 2.6.16 in my laptop (HP DV4274nr). Everything was going well and i have not made changes since last boot. I turned off computer yesterday, and today Slackware doesn't boot anymore.

The system is automatically booting from lilo and the message stops after dots "Loading Linux-2.6 ............." . No more messages and loading.

Where do i start to discover the problem? Is there a parameter can i use at lilo to try starting Slackware?

Thanks!
Michel

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmxer_br

Hi,

You could use the install cd1 to boot your system!

Once the cd1 is booted you can respond to the boot: with;

Code:

boot: root=/dev/hda1 noinitrd ro

You can change the device (/dev/hda1) to your set.

Once you have your system booted then confirm your lilo.conf is correct then you can write;

Code:

#lilo -v -t -b /dev/hda      #this will test lilo

#lilo -v -b /dev/hda        #this write to /dev/hda

If you are able to write the lilo then try a reboot.

If not, do you have the virus protection set in your BIOS?

I suggest you get your hard drive manufacturer's utility and test your drive.

You can boot that Slackware at the LiLO boot prompt with:

Code:

Linux-2.6 init 1 (to boot into single user mode for root to work)

Linux-2.6 init 3 (to launch into multi-user mode without starting the X11 session manager)

If you haven't changed anything, it could be hardware. Or something you've run/installed might have changed something.

The sound advice that gwsandvik gave you will work to boot your system.

Please post back what you've done and the results...

[QUOTE=gwsandvik]Hi,

You could use the install cd1 to boot your system!

Once the cd1 is booted you can respond to the boot: with;

Code:

boot: root=/dev/hda1 noinitrd ro

Did you mean?

Code:

boot: bare.i root=/dev/hda1 noinitrd ro

[QUOTE=psethi2000]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwsandvik

Hi,

You could use the install cd1 to boot your system!

Once the cd1 is booted you can respond to the boot: with;

Code:

boot: root=/dev/hda1 noinitrd ro

Did you mean?

Code:

boot: bare.i root=/dev/hda1 noinitrd ro

Hi,

The default is bare.i.

[QUOTE=gwsandvik]

Quote:

Originally Posted by psethi2000

Hi,

The default is bare.i.

If I don't say bare.i , I get an error saying "could not find kernel image: root=/dev/hda"

if I put bare.i in the begining of the statement it works fine.

Thanks,