To fix the unmount problems, get the kernel updates and initscript updates
either by direct ftp or when in Xwindows. See the mandrake web page for
further details, under the updates section. This fixes the partition busy
message and help you reboot correctly.
Have you considered re-installing, and then immediately installing these
updates?
Later,
David
"Without the Law, there is no Liberty. Without Justice, there is no Law."
On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> MAIN TOPIC: KDE DOESN'T LIKE ME!!!!!!!
>
> > OK, well, I can't help you with any of the stuff below =-( BUT, I can
> > tell you one other thing to try before the dreaded 3-Finger Salute.
>
> No problem, ANY information is greatly appreciated!
>
> > Try jumping to one of the other virtual terminals by pressing
> > control-alt-F2 or any of the other function keys 3-6. If that doesn't
> > work (and make sure to give it a good long time), then if at all possible,
> > try to telnet to the machine from another machine. Orderly shutdown is
> > VERY important in linux for exactly the reason you describe below.
>
> Ahh, CTL-ALT-F2? I was just trying "ALT-F2", as it is in Bash.
>
> > Oh, you can also press cntrl-alt-backspace to try to kill the x-server, i
> > think, or try cntrl-alt-F1 and then control-c to do the same.
>
> WOW, that's a godsend! I'm now back into the shell and I can see all
> sorts of funny error messages! Okay, here goes!
>
> I get a screenfull of stuff... it probably stretches WAY before where I
> was. Anyway!
>
> kpanel: waiting for windowmanager
> No such file or directoryQdir::readDirEntries: Cannot read the directory
> /root/Desktop/Templaces
> ERROR: Templaye does not exist '/root/Desktop/Templates/'
> PID could not get read.
> ((*repeat 8 more times))
> Could not read '/tmp//kfm-cache-0/index.txt'
>
> PID could not get read.
> PID could not get read.
> kwmsound: Failed connecting the audio server.
> Please check manually if you can start kaudioserver.
> ((*I never ever configured a sound card in Linux... it wasn't a concern
> of mine.))
> kfm (kdebase): warning, case not handled in processError()
> kfm (kdebase): action = 16, kioerror = 7
> kfm (kdebase): error msg = http://www.netscape.com/
> ((*Hmm, can you tell I was trying to access Netscape?))
> ((*Now, I get a big line of y's with two dots over them... about one and
> a half lines worth.))
> Warning: /dev/mouse unable to get status of mouse fd (Input/outpot
> error)
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
> 0000001b
>
> And then it goes into the HD error (with the stack and all) that I
> reported in the last message and prints out "Ooops" and all.
>
> (At this point, I pressed CTL-ALT-DEL, which, on my system,
> automatically attempts to unmount the filesystems and reboot...
> unfortunately, the filesystems were being used... DAMN!!!!!)
>
>
> Actually, I think I know ONE problem right off of the bat... how do you
> set your mouse? I have a feeling my Mouse is incorrectly set. On the
> motherboard, it's plugged into "COM1". That means its a Serial Mouse?
> (I have an authentic Microsoft Mouse. Don't you all scream at me, now,
> this thing's from the late 1980's and I think it's cool that I still
> have it; I used it with my 286. Even more surprising, I still have the
> original software and the original manuals, too!)
>
> Anyway, would it work any better if I plugged the port into the "PS/2
> mouse" port on my motherboard? (BTW, how do I configure the mouse for
> X11 anyway?)
> --
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