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Wookey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have just managed to get Linux installed on my RiscPC, after many
> > attempts. I can now boot into Linux but during the startup it reports
> > the following - "An error occurred during the file system check,
> > dropping you into a shell. The system will re-boot when you leave the
> > shell"
> Yes. The root filesystem is mouted read-only to start with for the
> filesystem check to go ahead safely. If this check goes OK then it
> reamounts the filesystem read-write and continues booting. (this is all
> standard Linux/Unix boot proceedure).
>
> > Can anyone suggest a solution for the above?
> fsck is the command for fixing filesystems so you should try runnig that
> manually to get some info an what the problem is. man fsck gives details.
Chances are either it's an fsck thing as wookey mentioned, or you have
something wrong in /etc/fstab (in particular, the swap entry). You
should check that.
Peter
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