Hi,
Last night my slackware was running fine, and i had just got my head around editing lilo.conf (just installed few days ago, newbie).
This morning, turned my comp on ready to install nic, everything seems fine as it passes the lilo bootup screen and then begins to load/check all the stuff at the console. Then it come up with:
Code:
Checking root filesystem:
fsck 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)
/dev/hda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=386, sector=272
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 272
...continues on for other sectors..
after this finishes, it then concludes:
Code:
/dev/hda1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY: RUN fsck MANUALLY.
(i.e.,without -a or -p options)
followed by a message in a box:
"An error occurred during the root filesystem check. You will now be given a chance to log into the system in single-user mode to fix the problem.
If you are using the ext2 filesystem, running 'e2fsck -v -y <partition>' might help."
The file system I am using is
ext2.
I am then given the option to press
control-d to proceed with normal startup, or give the
root password for system maintenance. When I type my root password in,
system reboots, with the following lines:
Code:
Entering System Maintenance Mode
-bash: id: command not found
-bash: fortune: command not found
Unmounting file systems.
umount: usbfs: not found
umount: /dev/hda8: not mounted
umount: /dev/hda7: not mounted
umount: /dev/hda6: not mounted
Rebooting system.
-I have tried booting up with the BOOT DISK created during install, but the same thing occurs.
-I have also tried booting from the CD1 (SW 10.0) but when "Verifying DMI Pool Data.." system hangs with the disc just spinning in the drive.
What the hell can I do to get linux running again? And could someone explain why this has happened? Could it be something to do with the way i shut down the comp? I usually logout of KDE, the type EXIT to log out of user, then press power button off.
Someone please help me sort this out!
snake_eye