Somewhere along the line, I've made my puter unable to boot any other way than in failsafe. I've tried dropping back down to release 8.0, but still no joy - can anyone give me any pointers from my log here?
May 24 02:46:57 localhost syslogd 1.4-0: restart.
May 24 02:46:57 localhost syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: klogd 1.4-0, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.3-20mdk
May 24 02:46:57 localhost syslog: klogd startup succeeded
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Loaded 14222 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.4.3-20mdk.
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.4.3.
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Loaded 208 symbols from 13 modules.
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: .25
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly.
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Trying to unmount old root ... okay
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 696k freed
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Real Time Clock Driver v1.10d
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Adding Swap: 200772k swap-space (priority -1)
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Winbond Super-IO detection, now testing ports 3F0,370,250,4E,2E ...
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Winbond chip at EFER=0x3f0 key=0x87 devid=52 devrev=f4 oldid=ff
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Winbond chip type 83977EF / SMSC 97w35x
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Winbond LPT Config: cr_30=01 60,61=0378 70=07 74=03, f0=03
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Winbond LPT Config: active=yes, io=0x0378 irq=7, dma=3
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Winbond LPT Config: irqtype=pulsed low, high-Z, ECP fifo threshold=0
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Winbond LPT Config: Port mode=ECP and EPP-1.9
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: SMSC Super-IO detection, now testing Ports 2F0, 370 ...
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: 0x378: FIFO is 16 bytes
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: 0x378: writeIntrThreshold is 16
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: 0x378: readIntrThreshold is 16
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,EPP,ECP]
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: parport0: irq 7 detected
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: imm: Version 2.05 (for Linux 2.4.0)
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Vendor: TEAC Model: CD-W54E Rev: 1.0Y
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: reiserfs: checking transaction log (device 03:05) ...
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: reiserfs: replayed 2 transactions in 2 seconds
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Using r5 hash to sort names
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: reiserfs: using 3.5.x disk format
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: ReiserFS version 3.6.25
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: MSDOS FS: Using codepage 850
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: MSDOS FS: IO charset iso8859-1
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: reiserfs: checking transaction log (device 03:08) ...
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: reiserfs: replayed 2 transactions in 2 seconds
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: Using r5 hash to sort names
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: reiserfs: using 3.5.x disk format
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: ReiserFS version 3.6.25
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb-ohci.c: 00:07.4 (Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-756 [Viper] USB): blacklisted, erratum #4
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver usbdevfs
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver hub
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb-ohci.c: 00:07.4 (Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-756 [Viper] USB): blacklisted, erratum #4
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver usbdevfs
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver hub
May 24 02:46:57 localhost kernel: imm: Version 2.05 (for Linux 2.4.0)
May 24 02:46:57 localhost autofs: autofs startup succeeded
May 24 02:46:58 localhost random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
May 24 02:46:58 localhost netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
May 24 02:46:58 localhost identd: identd startup succeeded
May 24 02:46:58 localhost atd: atd startup succeeded
May 24 02:46:59 localhost kernel: Creative EMU10K1 PCI Audio Driver, version 0.7, 23:13:31 Apr 15 2001
May 24 02:46:59 localhost kernel: emu10k1: EMU10K1 rev 7 model 0x8040 found, IO at 0xe800-0xe81f, IRQ 11
May 24 02:46:59 localhost sound: Loading sound module (emu10k1) succeeded
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: vol set to 87, 87, P
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: bass set to 50, 50
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: treble set to 50, 50
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: pcm set to 90, 90
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: speaker set to 50, 0
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: line set to 0, 0, P
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: mic set to 0, 0, R
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: cd set to 75, 75, P
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: rec set to 4, 4
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: ogain set to 50, 50, P
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: line1 set to 75, 75, P
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: line2 set to 75, 75
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: line3 set to 50, 50
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: dig1 set to 100, 100
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: dig2 set to 100, 100
May 24 02:46:59 localhost aumix: phin set to 50, 0, P
May 24 02:46:59 localhost sound: Loading mixer settings succeeded
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: switched to logfile "syslog"
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd: May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]/info: using configuration file /etc/amd.conf
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: AM-UTILS VERSION INFORMATION:
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: Copyright (c) 1997-2001 Erez Zadok
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: Copyright (c) 1990 Jan-Simon Pendry
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: Copyright (c) 1990 Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: am-utils version 6.0.5 (build 1).
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: Built by [EMAIL PROTECTED] on date Wed Apr 4 20:29:19 CEST 2001.
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: cpu=i586 (little-endian), arch=i386, karch=i686.
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: full_os=linux, os=linux, osver=2.4.1-20mdksmp, vendor=mandrake.
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: Map support for: root, passwd, ldap, union, nisplus, nis, ndbm, file, error.
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: AMFS: nfs, link, nfsx, nfsl, host, linkx, program, union, inherit, ufs,
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: efs, cdfs, pcfs, auto, direct, toplvl, autofs, error.
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: FS: autofs, iso9660, efs, nfs, nfs3, vfat, tmpfs, ext2.
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: No networks.
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1126]: My ip addr is 127.0.0.1
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: released controlling tty using setsid()
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: file server localhost type local starts up
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /dev/hda9 restarted fstype link on /
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: none restarted fstype link on /proc
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /dev/hda5 restarted fstype link on /boot
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: none restarted fstype link on /dev/pts
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /dev/hda6 restarted fstype ufs on /home
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /mnt/cdrom restarted fstype link on /mnt/cdrom
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /mnt/cdrom2 restarted fstype link on /mnt/cdrom2
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /mnt/floppy restarted fstype link on /mnt/floppy
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /dev/hda1 restarted fstype pcfs on /mnt/windows
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /mnt/zip restarted fstype link on /mnt/zip
May 24 02:46:59 localhost amd[1127]: /dev/hda8 restarted fstype link on /tmp
May 24 02:47:00 localhost amd[1127]: initializing amd conf map /etc/amd.net of type file
May 24 02:47:00 localhost amd[1127]: first time load of map /etc/amd.net succeeded
May 24 02:47:00 localhost amd[1127]: /etc/amd.net mounted fstype toplvl on /net
May 24 02:47:00 localhost amd: amd startup succeeded
May 24 02:47:00 localhost loadkeys: Loading /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/uk.kmap.gz
May 24 02:47:00 localhost keytable: Loading keymap: uk succeeded
May 24 02:47:00 localhost loadkeys: Loading /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/include/compose.latin1.inc.gz
May 24 02:47:00 localhost keytable: Loading compose keys: compose.latin1.inc succeeded
May 24 02:47:00 localhost keytable: succeeded
May 24 02:47:00 localhost gpm: gpm startup succeeded
May 24 02:47:01 localhost httpd-perl: Syntax error on line 770 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd-perl.conf:
May 24 02:47:02 localhost httpd-perl: <Directory not allowed here
May 24 02:47:02 localhost httpd: httpd-perl startup failed
May 24 02:47:07 localhost httpd-perl: Syntax error on line 770 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd-perl.conf:
May 24 02:47:07 localhost httpd-perl: <Directory not allowed here
May 24 02:47:07 localhost httpd: httpd-perl startup failed
May 24 02:47:12 localhost httpd-perl: Syntax error on line 770 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd-perl.conf:
May 24 02:47:12 localhost httpd-perl: <Directory not allowed here
May 24 02:47:12 localhost httpd: httpd-perl startup failed
May 24 02:47:17 localhost numlock: Starting numlock: ^[[60G[ ^[[1;32m
May 24 02:47:17 localhost numlock:
May 24 02:47:18 localhost rc: Starting numlock: succeeded
May 24 02:47:18 localhost crond[1406]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok)
May 24 02:47:18 localhost crond: crond startup succeeded
May 24 02:47:18 localhost xfs: xfs startup succeeded
May 24 02:47:19 localhost xfs: listening on port -1
May 24 02:47:19 localhost netconf: ^[[1;24r^[[0;10m^[[4l^[[39;49m^[[39;49m^[[37m^[[40m^[[H^[[J^[[37m^[[44m^[[K
May 24 02:47:19 localhost netconf: ^[[K
May 24 02:47:19 localhost last message repeated 20 times
May 24 02:47:19 localhost netconf:
May 24 02:47:19 localhost netconf: Error
May 24 02:47:19 localhost netconf: Incompatible module /usr/lib/linuxconf/modules/pppoe.so.1.21.1
May 24 02:47:19 localhost netconf: get a new one or recompile it against a recent linuxconf-devel package
May 24 02:47:19 localhost netconf:
May 24 02:47:19 localhost netconf: Expect API revision 18, got 16
May 24 02:47:19 localhost linuxconf: Running Linuxconf hooks: succeeded
May 24 02:47:37 localhost kde(pam_unix)[1477]: session opened for user giles by (uid=0)
May 24 02:47:38 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-0000
May 24 02:47:38 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module binfmt-0000
May 24 02:47:47 localhost gnome-name-server[1565]: starting
May 24 02:47:47 localhost gnome-name-server[1565]: name server starting
May 24 02:47:52 localhost gconfd (giles-1575): starting (version 1.0.0), pid 1575 user 'giles'
May 24 02:47:52 localhost gconfd (giles-1575): No configuration files found, trying to use the default config source `xml:readwrite:/home/giles/.gconf'
May 24 02:47:52 localhost gconfd (giles-1575): Initializing XML backend module
May 24 02:47:52 localhost gconfd (giles-1575): Directory/file permissions for XML source at root /home/giles/.gconf are: 700/600
May 24 02:47:53 localhost gconfd (giles-1575): Failed to notify listener 989856276, removing: IDL:CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0
May 24 02:47:53 localhost gconfd (giles-1575): Failed to notify listener 3841982910, removing: IDL:CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0
May 24 02:47:53 localhost gconfd (giles-1575): Failed to notify listener 687866114, removing: IDL:CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0
