I tr\hink the prob is with the kernel. Debian when doing an update might have put up a kernel which does not recognize reiserfs. Check the reiserfs module and try to mount the partitions manually
On 4/13/06, srinivas rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi > well said > purely it is problem with /etc/fstab > > apply according to > > --srinivas > > prasanth g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thats fine my dear friend, > > no problem with ur ram, it is problem with ur fstab. > > put the first cd and boot under rescue mode > > then after u get the promt type chmod /mnt/sysimage > > then vi /etc/fstab > > give correct mount point and then reboot > > it will work > > prasanth > 9994054228 > > On 4/13/06, Suman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi , > > > > I am running debian unstable on Acer laptop. Things were working fine > > until yesterday morning, when the laptop refused to boot. > > > > The errors i am getting are strange: > > > > - If i run in the regular boot level, the system boots, but for some > > reason does not mount the /usr or /home(both reiserfs). Mount says > > that it does not know type reiserfs. It also failed to load ide_* > > modules. Similarly all the devices fail to initialise. After a while > > i get a shell with only /(ext3) as mounted. > > > > Every 5 minutes i get the message "INIT: Id "SV" respawning too fast, > > disabled for 5 minutes. I can,t check the logs because my /var is on > > /home. > > > > - When i try to boot into init=1 , i get a Kernel Panic which says: > > "/usr/lib/yaird/exec/run_init:1: No such file. > > Kernel Panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!" > > > > - Windows seems to work fine.(dual boot) > > > > Similarly no run level seems to work. > > > > I tried googling a bit and the possible reasons were: > > > > - Harddisk failure : tested all partitions except / and found no bad > > blocks. I tried using badblocks <partition mame>. Is this test good > > enough? How do i test the root partition for badblocks? > > - RAM : Checked with memtest. Looks good > > > > - Rootkit: Read somewhere that someone has installed a rootkit on my > > machine. I can't check this, but is there such a possibility. The only > > way if anyone can install it is via an irc, but i feel that it is > > secure. How can i check this, since i cant run ant rootkit detection > > programs. > > - Corrupt files in /boot like system.map etc.. I am not sure how to test > > it. > > > > Any pointers will be helpful. Also, is this likely to be a hardware > > failure or a linux corruption? > > > > -Suman > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > > Next Meeting as on our Website: http://ilughyd.org.in > > ----------------------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > Next Meeting as on our Website: http://ilughyd.org.in > ----------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "ilughyd" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > --------------------------------- > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save > big. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > Next Meeting as on our Website: http://ilughyd.org.in > ----------------------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- Phani Kumar Arava Grad Student 1560 Worthington Street Department Of Computer Science Columbus Ohio 43201 2015 Neil Avenue Ohio State University Columbus Ohio-43210 Contact: (614)-316-8198 URL : www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~arava/ mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ----------------------------------------------- Next Meeting as on our Website: http://ilughyd.org.in ----------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilughyd/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
