Fresh Kubuntu 6.06.1 install hangs during boot sequence
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Fresh Kubuntu 6.06.1 install hangs during boot sequence
I have freshly installed Kubuntu 6.06.1 but it hangs during rebooting at the following point.
DOSFSCK 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32 LFN
No FSINFO sector
Not automatically creating it.
/KNOPPIX.IMG
File size is O bytes, cluster chain length is > 0 bytes.
Truncating file to 0 bytes.
/dev/hdb2: 0 files, 1/1523421 clusters
I have tried running fsck (and dosfsck separately) from Knoppix but they find no problems with hdb2. Here is my fstab file (blank lines added for legibility):
Distribution: OpenBSD, Debian Sarge, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Gentoo Linux
Posts: 59
Rep:
"No FSINFO sector
Not automatically creating it.
/KNOPPIX.IMG"
FSINFO must be FileSystem Info, so when it says it misses that sector, well, I have no clue what that means actually, in your case it doesn't look like a filesystem problem though, so that's good.
About the KNOPPIX.IMG, that sounds weird, because knoppix is live-cd, and you are using a installed system.
It also says it is 0 bytes, so my guess is that there is something wrong with your kernel image.
You should boot up from a live cd and check out your /boot directory for a valid kernel image.
If that is not present, then obviously you need to install one. How you can do that I can't tell, well, I can show you some pages that tell you how to build Linux kernels, but I bet there are much easier ways with this distro.
Check if the CD/DVD gives you some restore options on booting.
Thank you, Nio. I think I have eliminated the kernel issue since I first posted. By setting the first drive to inactive and then installing Kubuntu to the second drive (and locating the swap partition there as well), I now have a working installation. This isn't the way I want to set it up, but it lets me use the machine in the meantime.
I now think I have some issues with the first drive and am working to see if I can salvage some data from it preparatory to wiping it and starting from a clean install. I will report back after I get a bit farther.
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