On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:50:11 -0500 Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 10:56:20PM -0500, Guy Rouillier wrote: > > On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 19:39:05 -0500 > > Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I had something funky happen, probably related to a > > > cd-burning/cache-clearing mishap and/or a power failure. > > > > > > Anyway, when I try to boot, I get endless ldm_validate_partition > > > failed messages. I do a hard reset and boot into nonfb or secure > > > and everything seems normal. Any ideas on how to fix the "normal" > > > boot? > > > > I get this message on an old computer (dual Pentium 233MMX) with an > > external flash card reader plugged into USB. I normally only have > > one card in it (it has two slots for different formats) and Linux > > just doesn't like the missing drive. I've filed several bug > > reports and tried a half-dozen kernels over the last year, still no > > luck. Do you have a flash card reader? > > yes, a sandisk 2-in-1. When I log in normally I get a few of those > messages, no big deal. This rebooting, though, seems to go in a loop > and it never boots. Do you think the usb card reader is the problem? > Strange cause it worked before. Go figure. I have the exact same device (SanDisk 2 in 1 external.) See the bug report here: http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1844 (and notice the link to an earlier bug 930 reported a year earlier. Sorry, I have no solution. Strangely, last time I checked, Redhat had a working solution. Don't know why these distro's can't learn from each other. > > When I'm feeling a little braver and have more sleep I'll see what > unplugging the reader and removing the line from /etc/fstab does. > > Todd > > -- Guy Rouillier
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