[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > after trying to find problems with my linux xf86config file and discovering a > poor install such as very few if any utilitys could be found i figured i > havent done much with the system and simply formatted my linux partition and > reloaded linux, well i figured i had a successful install i managed to play > with the various settings and even found a theme that was made with the > laptop user in mind, well i decided i needed to figure out tar files because > my computer needs a particular set of files or i cant run it too long due to > the fan not running, so i tried to reboot, linux unloaded no problem. > restarted the computer > try to load windows well it decides it doesnt want to start and > automatically throws me into the starting point again so i run scan disk and > defrag in safemode and then reboot > > grub starts to load, next thing i know, i see > > grub)_ > press tab for available options > > this disturbed me > so i type linux > > command not found > > TYPED windows > command not found > so i press tab > i get a set of options including boot > ok typed boot > linux starts to load and then it gets down to kernel panic! > system stops > ctrl alt del > reboot the system > i try my boot disk wich i made right after i installed linux, (fianlly after > having linux for 3 weeks) > it starts to load linux > kernel panic! > ok lets try to use the recover feature > dont know what it was trying to do i guess load a modified version of linux > well it crashed > must be a bad boot disk ontop of something wrong with linux, aparently > copied over when i made the boot disk > > so i get the install disk and use the recover feature > it worked now i have > [$recover@root$] > ok lets try fdisk > hda5 aparently is larger then it was partitioned for > i finally using maximum linux magazine used the windows boot disk to restore > the booting procedure but this means i cant boot into linux, should i try and > install > lilo or osxboot or something, but what about the kernel is that just totally > jacked up, i need some serious help, and i shouldnt keep formatting and > reinstalling linux thats killing my disk space given that every format kills > sets of blocks > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Fwd: well now i have a new problem and it sucks > Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 23:10:57 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 10-Sep-00 18:36:15 Central Daylight Time, Mwinold writes: > > << after trying to find problems with my linux xf86config file and > discovering a poor install such as very few if any utilitys could be found i > figured i havent done much with the system and simply formatted my linux > partition and reloaded linux, well i figured i had a successful install i > managed to play with the various settings and even found a theme that was > made with the laptop user in mind, well i decided i needed to figure out tar > files because my computer needs a particular set of files or i cant run it > too long due to the fan not running, so i tried to reboot, linux unloaded no > problem. > restarted the computer > try to load windows well it decides it doesnt want to start and > automatically throws me into the starting point again so i run scan disk and > defrag in safemode and then reboot > > grub starts to load, next thing i know, i see > > grub)_ > press tab for available options > > this disturbed me > so i type linux > > command not found > > TYPED windows > command not found > so i press tab > i get a set of options including boot > ok typed boot > linux starts to load and then it gets down to kernel panic! > system stops > ctrl alt del > reboot the system > i try my boot disk wich i made right after i installed linux, (fianlly after > having linux for 3 weeks) > it starts to load linux > kernel panic! > ok lets try to use the recover feature > dont know what it was trying to do i guess load a modified version of linux > well it crashed > must be a bad boot disk ontop of something wrong with linux, aparently > copied over when i made the boot disk > > so i get the install disk and use the recover feature > it worked now i have > [$recover@root$] > ok lets try fdisk > hda5 aparently is larger then it was partitioned for > i finally using maximum linux magazine used the windows boot disk to restore > the booting procedure but this means i cant boot into linux, should i try and > install > lilo or osxboot or something, but what about the kernel is that just totally > jacked up, i need some serious help, and i shouldnt keep formatting and > reinstalling linux thats killing my disk space given that every format kills > sets of blocks >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: well now i have a new problem and it sucks > Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:36:15 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > after trying to find problems with my linux xf86config file and discovering a > poor install such as very few if any utilitys could be found i figured i > havent done much with the system and simply formatted my linux partition and > reloaded linux, well i figured i had a successful install i managed to play > with the various settings and even found a theme that was made with the > laptop user in mind, well i decided i needed to figure out tar files because > my computer needs a particular set of files or i cant run it too long due to > the fan not running, so i tried to reboot, linux unloaded no problem. > restarted the computer > try to load windows well it decides it doesnt want to start and automatically > throws me into the starting point again so i run scan disk and defrag in > safemode and then reboot > > grub starts to load, next thing i know, i see > > grub)_ > press tab for available options > > this disturbed me > so i type linux > > command not found > > TYPED windows > command not found > so i press tab > i get a set of options including boot > ok typed boot > linux starts to load and then it gets down to kernel panic! > system stops > ctrl alt del > reboot the system > i try my boot disk wich i made right after i installed linux, (fianlly after > having linux for 3 weeks) > it starts to load linux > kernel panic! > ok lets try to use the recover feature > dont know what it was trying to do i guess load a modified version of linux > well it crashed > must be a bad boot disk ontop of something wrong with linux, aparently copied > over when i made the boot disk > > so i get the install disk and use the recover feature > it worked now i have > [$recover@root$] > ok lets try fdisk > hda5 aparently is larger then it was partitioned for > i finally using maximum linux magazine used the windows boot disk to restore > the booting procedure but this means i cant boot into linux, should i try and > install > lilo or osxboot or something, but what about the kernel is that just totally > jacked up, i need some serious help, and i shouldnt keep formatting and > reinstalling linux thats killing my disk space given that every format kills > sets of blocks > If format keeps marking more blocks as bad, you've got a bad drive. 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