People on the list;
I have a big problem! My box (RH5.1, P166MMX, 32 Ram, 100 Swap, 2.5GB IDE
HD) isn't booting. Before my last shutdown, I changed my sendmail
configuration (using webmin (i think that was the name) to allow for more
hosts (my dyn.ml.org thing). I also tried to change my /etc/host file from
something like:
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
to:
127.0.0.1 ltg ltg.dyn.ml.org
and now when I attempt to boot, it mounts everything fine, then goes into
the programs it is loading (the start-up, shutdown ones), gpm, sendmail,
etc. It takes a real long pause (about 10 minutes) on
Starting sendmail: sendmail
and also takes a long pause (also 10 minutes) on
Starting SMB services: smbd
and after that, this message comes up (on the same line and next line) and
the computer stops:
Starting SMB services: smbd httpd: cannot determine local host name.
Use ServerName to set it manually.
To make things worse, my CD drive isn't working either, it was a factory
reconditioned ($500, Hey, I'm a poor high school student), I think that may
be the problem, and I can't get it to work. I was trying to re-install
RH5.1 to fix the problem, but it is only doing the first half of the
wwwhhhhrrr sound that happens when you load a CD, and it does it over, and
over. Also, I can't send the box back because it has the only copy of my
AP (advanced placement, college courses in high school) paper due next
wednesday (1st day of school). I'm in a bit of a spot here, I need any
help you can give me. I am trying to get mulinux, so I can boot using
that, then mount my HD, then change my /etc/hosts back (i did copy it
before manually changing it). Boy, and I was really starting to get to
like Linux. Aaarrrgggghhhh!!
I hope this gives you wizzes out there enough info.
LT Grant
