* rj ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [990726 16:44]:
> I executed lilo from the command line, then executed
> "shutdown -r now". And then real problems started as in I can not
> boot any more (right now I am running under NT4.0). The re-boot
> stopped with the following:
>
> Checking root file system.
> /dev/hda6 has reached maximal mount count, check forced
>
> I have attempeted to re-boot several times with the same result. I
> then tried to boot from the rescue disk that was made during the
> original loading of linux but that does not seem to work either as it
> would appear that I need a floppy with a copy of "rescue.img" and
> I never built it.
>
> Am I totaly hosed and have to reload the system or is there a way
> to get the system back? If I have to reload RedHat6.0 is there a
> way to do that without hoseing all the stuff I loaded after the
> system was up; I had downloaded many MB of stuff and would prefer
> not to have to do that again.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> > > > [root@localhost /root]# cat /etc/lilo.conf
> > > > boot=/dev/hda
> > > > map=/boot/map
> > > > install=/boot/boot.b
> > > > prompt
> > > > timeout=50
> > > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-15
> > > > append="mem=128M"
> > > > label=linux
> > > > root=/dev/hda6
> > > > read-only
Your boot has not stopped or crashed out! The message:
Checking root file system.
/dev/hda6 has reached maximal mount count, check forced
means exactly that, fsck (filesystem-check, like windows scandisk),
has decided that your hard-disk has been mounted and unmounted often
enough to need checking, so it forces a check. The reboot has *not*
stopped, the fsck program is scanning your disk. Be patient, depending
on the size/number of files on your hd, this process can take quite a
while!
man fsck will give you more info!
Tom
PS. I think your lilo.conf is ok, here's an excerpt from mine...
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boot = /dev/hda
timeout = 50
prompt
default = dos
vga = normal
read-only
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
image = /boot/vmlinuz
label = linux
root = /dev/hda6
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