I'd recommend a backup of anything vital. Chances are your backups have died after the server crashed through the night. I'd make a fresh one, and then test it, THEN, I'd proceed.
Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:16 AM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) kernal panic > Hi Ray > > Okay I got a boot disk made finally, and I'm about to fsck my stuff. Any > last minute suggestions? > > Evan > > On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:30:45 -0700, Evan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I will check that out and give it a whirl. > > > > Evan > > > > On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 18:21:26 +0200, Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Do you have some Linux installation disks somewhere? > >> I know for sure thet mandrake instalation disks (disk1 and disk2) > >> can be started in the rescue mode. I think the same is with Red Hat. > >> > >> That would be the easiest way. > >> There is mkbootdisk command to create such a flopy disk when you have a > >> running Linux system. > >> See man mkbootdisk for the options, or I need some time to see how it > >> works > >> since I have no manual for this command on my machine. > >> > >> Ray > >> > >> Evan Brown wrote: > >> > >>> Is there some way I can make a rescue disk quickly? I have a floppy > >>> drive on this machine or can I create a rescue disk image that I can > >>> move to my windows machine and burn to do this? > >>> > >>> Evan > >>> > >>> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 18:09:35 +0200, Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> You will not be able to unmount the root partition (the one which is > >>>> mounted on /). > >>>> Your fsck must be in /sbin directory. If you load your system form > >>>> some rescue disk > >>>> (e.g. CD or floppy) then you will have / in RAM-disk and no disk > >>>> partitions mounted. > >>>> If it is impossible - try to check mounted partition. It is a bit > >>>> risky (at least manuals > >>>> worn about this), but I tried to do ir several times and succeeded. > >>>> > >>>> Ray > >>>> > >>>> Evan Brown wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Ray > >>>>> > >>>>> first thanx for all your help so far > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm booted into single user mode, I have all the same partitions as > >>>>> you, in a bit different order. I can't copy and paste since it > >>>>> doesn't have mouse support loaded,i guess :), can I unmount all the > >>>>> partitions and still have the computer work? cuz wouldn't that just > >>>>> disconnect me from my hard drive completely? what should I type for > >>>>> the fsck command? > >>>>> > >>>>> Evan > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 17:50:46 +0200, Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Nice! can you copy and paste the output of fsck? > >>>>>> If not, please, find out which of the partitions are Linux > >>>>>> and check only them. > >>>>>> See example below: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> /dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux > >>>>>> /dev/hda2 14 274 2096482+ 82 Linux swap > >>>>>> /dev/hda3 275 1548 10233405 83 Linux > >>>>>> /dev/hda4 1549 14593 104783962+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) > >>>>>> /dev/hda5 1549 4097 20474811 83 Linux > >>>>>> /dev/hda6 4098 4162 522081 83 Linux > >>>>>> /dev/hda7 4163 4419 2064321 83 Linux > >>>>>> > >>>>>> You shouldn't check hda4 and hda2 - extended partionion and swap > >>>>>> partition. > >>>>>> All the rest should be checked. > >>>>>> It would be nice to unmount them before checking if you succeed > >>>>>> (depends on how you loaded the system). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Ray > >>>>>> Evan Brown wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> okay I got that to work fdisk /dev/hda and p. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I have hda1 thru hda7. Should I try fsck'ing those? do I have to > >>>>>>> unmount them or anything? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Evan Brown > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
