On Saturday 15 April 2006 14:57, Rohit Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote 
about 'Almost solved :-( - Re: [gentoo-user] Help : mc and ln mixup':
>    1. reiserfs --rebuildtree for all of my partitions, especially for /
>       and /usr [by booting off a gentoo install CD]

Do a reiserfs --check, first.  It is usually pretty good at telling you 
which fix option to use.  If it doesn't think there's a problem at all, 
then yes, do a rebuild tree.

>    2. Rebuild it from scratch with the latest Gentoo ISO [but it is a
>       HELL of work, getting USB internet modem and nVIDIA module
>       rebuild.. working again etc etc]

After you get your filesystem in order, and doubly verify that you hw isn't 
going south, just repair the packages that are broken, using Richard 
Fish's technique.

-- 
"If there's one thing we've established over the years,
it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest
clue what's best for them in terms of package stability."
-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh

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