rajput g v be comp 56 wrote:
>
> hi,
> i had red-hat linux 6.1 on one partition and dos on the other,both
> 2.1 GB each.Then i installed win95 on Dos partition.on this it stopped
> showing lilo at boot prompt.Then on using a bootable linux-floppy,
> i got into it(linux),did /sbin/lilo ,which got properly executed,it
> showed (Added dos & Added linux).
> From next time onward's whenever i enter linux it gives me the
> following problem.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> fsck.ext2 :Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hda8.
> fsck.ext2(null):
> The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystems.If the device is valid & it really contians an ext2
> filesystems(& not swap or ufs or something else),then the superblock
> is corrupt , or you might try running e2fsck with an alternative
> superblock
> e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> it show's the same for /dev/hda8 and /dev/hda9
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
What is your hard disk configuration?
I mean what filsystem is on the first primary partition (/dev/hda1) ? on
the second (/dev/hda2) ? and so on until /dev/hda9 ... a "cfdisk
/dev/hda" could help you.
Then, knowing the partitions and their filesystems, you should check the
file /etc/fstab (you can do it when you enter as root). It probably try
to mount the partitions /dev/hda8 and /dev/hda9 with a wrong filesystem,
or those partitions don't exist at all.
Anyway, look for each partition if filesystem, mount point and options
are correct.
At last, read the archives, problems with partitions mounting were
already issued.
> then it can enter only as the root,and to a level such where i can't
> execute most of the command's.
no panic, the useful command are always available ;-)
>
> What should i do???
read carefully that mail and mails from The Masters Of The List :-))
Regards.
Charlie
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