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

frank hunt debidog97124 at yahoo.com
Sat Nov 12 07:19:51 UTC 2005


The second HD is no longer in the system so it is not
a factor anymore.  

--- Vram <lamsokvr at xprt.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> This is my guess...
> 
> The second hd has failed...
> 
> You need to replace the second HD and restore from
> backup.
> 
> 
> Vram
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 23:07 -0800, frank hunt wrote:
> > I am not up in single mode.  I am running from
> > recovery mode on the install CDROM.  I can see
> mounted
> > filesystems but they are incomplete.  I can't see
> > fstab or some of the other filesystems that are
> > supposed to be there.  
> > 
> > --- Vram <lamsokvr at xprt.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > If you are up in the single mode you don't need
> it..
> > > 
> > > Can you read /etc/fstab?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Vram
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 22:52 -0800, frank hunt
> wrote:
> > > > don't have ubuntu live
> > > > 
> > > > --- Vram <lamsokvr at xprt.net> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 22:20 -0800, frank
> hunt
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > No, but I did have a problem with the
> second
> > > drive
> > > > > > this afternoon during a dd operation. 
> System
> > > > > seemed
> > > > > > wierd after that.  Took forever to reboot,
> > > then it
> > > > > > started with the error message.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -fh
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > And what file systems are mounted on the
> failing
> > > > > drive????
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Can   you boot with ubuntu live and get the
> > > > > /etc/fstab ???
> > > > > 
> > > > > Post it??
> > > > > 
> > > > > Vram
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > --- Jesse Millan <jlamillan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Nov 11, 2005, at 9:12 PM, 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
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Have you made any recent kernel changes?
> > > > > > > 
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> 2)
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