[PLUG] New To The List - Need Help ASAP!!

Vram lamsokvr at xprt.net
Sat Nov 12 06:58:43 UTC 2005


On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 22:45 -0800, frank hunt wrote:
> I am now up in recovery mode but not sure what to look
> for.  /dev/console looks right but what else?  I've
> been using Linux for a few years but am more of a
> user/administrator than a wizard.
> 
> -fh
> 


Can you mount everything...

What is mounted???


Vram




> --- Vram <lamsokvr at xprt.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 21:12 -0800, frank hunt wrote:
> > > I'm a newbie to this list.  Tonight, my RH9 system
> > is
> > > broken.  When I try to boot it, I get the
> > following
> > > message: "warning: unable to open an initial
> > console"
> > > and the boot process hangs forever.  This system
> > is my
> > > mail (that's why I'm using this dumb yahoo
> > account)
> > > and web and listserv server so it is pretty
> > important
> > > that I get it up and running soon.  I need some
> > advice
> > > really fast.  I need to come up with an approach
> > to
> > > getting the system running and recovering my web
> > site.
> > >  I might even be able to come up with MONEY for
> > the
> > > right kind of help.
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > 
> > > Frank Hunt
> > > 503.702.9271
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > Can you boot single
> > 
> > or boot with 
> > 
> > init=/bin/sh rw
> > 
> > 
> > Vram
> > 
> > 
> > > 		
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