boot failure

DNAP · 11-17-2003, 04:45 AM

My boot up failed and the system reports a hard disc block error and gives number. Then says to run fsck but when I do message tells me that fsck has gone into hibernation. The error is not fixed and on subsequent reboot the system reports the same error. Is there any way I can get at the data or recover the hard disk? Red hat 7.2

Y0jiMb0 · 11-17-2003, 06:29 AM

Hi!
Don't you have a boot disk? Yes? It could help you
or much better, do you have a live CD linux? Boot with it and do fdisk ('fdisk /dev/hd?', where 'hd?' is the device you'd like to repair)
If not, you could try this (I'm not sure about RedHat) boot with your installation cd and enter in rescue mode. There (I repeat, if this exists in RedHat) you should be able to do fdisk
Regards

DNAP · 11-18-2003, 02:56 AM

Thanks for the help, will try this and see how it go's the redhat installation disk does allow rescue mode I'll see if it allows fdisk to run. Thanks again

8nasmith · 11-18-2003, 06:59 AM

i have had the same problem linuix buggered up the boot menu and i had to reinstall windows 200 profesional and the mandrake 9.1