[ale] First time trashing Linux

[Brian]

It seems that your /usr partition is not being mounted
at boot time. Some of the posibilities might include a
messed up /usr partition (is this a separate
partition), the /etc/fstab might have been
accidentally altered etc... Anyway, try to use tom's
root boot or mandrake's rescue mode and see if you can
mount the /usr partition. If so, check your /etc/fstab
if you have a correct entry for your /usr.

You can also boot into single user mode by pressing
the (AFAIK) 'esc' key in the graphic login and type
linux single. Your later init stuff would not be
loaded at this time so hopefully you can figure out
some clues.




--- Neal Wilkinson <nealw at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I can get Tom's disk. My wifes machine has linux as
> well. Is this it?
> http://www.toms.net/rb/ Also the errors taken from
> the boot.log are:
> 
> /etc/rc5.d/S13partmon:line1 /usr/bin/partmon: no
> such file or directory
> 
> /usr/sbin/fndsession:line12:perl: command not found
> 
> /etc/rc5.d/S85numlock:line25:setleds: command not
> found
> 
> kheader: /ect/rc6.d/k20kheader:line1dirname: command
> not found
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Neal
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-admin at ale.org
> [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Geoffrey
> > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 6:14 PM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: Re: [ale] First time trashing Linux
> >
> >
> > First off, you should get your hands on a copy of
> Tom's root/boot linux
> > bootable floppy.  No one should be without it. 
> Should be a law.
> >
> > That might be difficult at this point, as your box
> sounds pretty hosed.
> >
> > Have you attempted a rescue via the Mandrake 9.0
> cd install?
> >
> > If you can provide more specifics regarding the
> error messages you're
> > getting that might help as well. (references to
> files in /usr/bin...)
> >
> > Neal Wilkinson wrote:
> > > I'm a new Linux user and am running Mandrake
> 9.0. I've run it
> > several months
> > > without many problems. I upgraded my Mozilla to
> 1.3a and
> > everything was fine
> > > until I had a sudden urge to use online banking.
> I had
> > originally installed
> > > without having Personal Security Manager for
> some reason. It
> > seems like the
> > > first time the install wasn't run from a GUI so
> maybe that is
> > why and I just
> > > missed the switch. Anyhow that was several weeks
> ago and it has
> > worked fine.
> > > I downloaded the most recent "nightly build" and
> ran the
> > install. It was GUI
> > > and had PSM checked by default. The first time I
> tried to
> > install it I got
> > > about 7 error messages but they were really
> blank buttons, no real info
> > > gleaned here except the install didn't work. The
> next time it
> > went fine but
> > > did ask me to uninstall the copy on the system.
> It did this for me
> > > supposedly. After the install it wouldn't run so
> I rebooted under the
> > > thought that doing something totally irrevelant
> might fix the
> > problem. When
> > > I boot I get a couple of error messages that I
> haven't had before both
> > > related to files in /usr/bin which is where the
> install and removal were
> > > taking place. I then go right to bash and never
> make it to KDE.
> > Of course I
> > > have no emergency boot disk. I created a boot
> floppy from
> > another system but
> > > it provides the same results. I have run fsck
> without it fixing
> > anything but
> > > it seems to run awfully fast. I'm not really
> sure where to go
> > next and would
> > > welcome a hint or two. Being still very Linux
> stupid I don't have the
> > > mindset yet to troubleshoot effectively. The dir
> command won't
> > work anymore
> > > which I found odd but that may be something
> simple. ls works
> > fine. Any idea
> > > on where I should start? I'd be happy to provide
> more specific
> > information
> > > error messages etc. if it might help. It appears
> to me that the
> > boot process
> > > isn't finishing for some reason. Since I can't
> imagine how
> > Mozilla could do
> > > this I'm thinking that something must be
> corrupt. Thanks.
> > >
> > > Neal
> > >
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> > >
> >
> > --
> > Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> >
> > The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end
> user agreement.
> > Think about it...
> >
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