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I need help!

I am using rh9 and running only a txt based system. Before I encountered problems, I activated fsck and the shutdown -h now command.
After that, error occured informing me that filesystem initialization failed: here are some lines of failed initialization:

loading default keymap(us):
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: line 16222:/dev/null: read-only filesystem [failed]

setting hostname localhost.localdomain: dup2: bad file descriptor [failed]
/etc/rc.sysinit:line 173: /dev/null:read only filesystem
initializing USB controll(EHCCI-HCO) [failed]

awk: cmd.. line:2: fatal: cannot open file "/proc/mount for readn(no such file of directory)

checking root filesystem
dup2: bad file descriptor [failed]

*** dropping you to a shell
*** when you like tehe shell give root password of maintenance
(or type control-d to continue):
repair filesystem 1#:

i look for ways and found this command:

fsck -V -A

i tried the command but returned error msg:

couldn't open /proc/partitions:
no such file or directory
is /proc mounted?

so i mounted the /proc and execute the fsck.

then an infinite loop msg appears "ext3-fs error (device ide0(3,3));ext3_readdir: bad entry in directory # 32449: rec_len%4!=0-offset = 2984, inode = 1281453, rec_len= 36270, name_len = 19

here is the copy of my fstab file. maybe it could help solve the problem.

LABEL = / ext33 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts gid = 5 mode = 620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda4 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom/ udf, iso96600 noauto, owner, kudzu, ro 00
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto, owner kudzu 00

I was challenged to learn how to repair such problems and also learn to analyze and interpret error messages as possible.

I am hoping for tips, suggestions whatsoever regarding this matter.

thank you very much!

CatLinuz