[ale] First time trashing Linux

[Greg]

There is a thread on OpenBSD about the significance of perl - apparently it
is used in such programs as "adduser", "makewhatis", the pkg programs
(pkg_add, pkg_delete, etc).  So ... perhaps perl is used in the startup or
rather is required in Mandrake startups.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Brian
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:51 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: RE: [ale] First time trashing Linux
>
>
> 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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