Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-20 Thread Oliver Elphick
Morgan Fletcher wrote: ># sbin/lilo -r /target >sbin/lilo: /sbin/lilo.real: not found ># sbin/lilo.real -r /target >sbin/lilo.real: error in loading shared libraries: sbin/lilo.real: symbol fs >tatfs, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time re >ference

Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-20 Thread Morgan Fletcher
"Oliver Elphick" writes: > Once you have got that far, switch to /dev/tty2 (Alt + F2) and do this > > # cd /target(or maybe /mnt -- i can't check that at the moment) > > # ls should show you the contents of your root partition on the hard disk > > # sbin/lilo -r /target Oliver, I

Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-20 Thread David Wright
Quoting Morgan Fletcher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I used the rescue->root disks from 2.2 to mount my partitions. I tried > using ae to uncomment the "alias net-pf-1 off" line, then touch > modules.dep to be newer than modules.conf, but I still can't get past > the basic problem of an endlessly-cyclin

Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-20 Thread Oliver Elphick
Morgan Fletcher wrote: >> boot: rescue root=/dev/hda3 init=/bin/sh >> >> This will put you straight into a shell, with no other utilities running. > >Unfortunately, the same thing happens. It is as if the init=/bin/sh >argument is ignored. In that case you need to boot from an inst

Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-19 Thread Morgan Fletcher
"Oliver Elphick" writes: > The root partition is mounted read-only to start with. You need to > load a kernel module to finish booting, but it looks as though the > rescue kernel doesn't match the modules on your hard disk. > > It looks as if you may have overwritten your kernel-image package.

Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-19 Thread kmself
on Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 01:47:55PM -0800, Morgan Fletcher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > kmself@ix.netcom.com writes: > > Boot a standalone floppy or CDR GNU/Linux system and examine your HD. > > I'd recommend Tom's Root Boot if you're running a 2.1.x kernel (TRB > > doesn't handle some instances of

Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-19 Thread Oliver Elphick
Morgan Fletcher wrote: >I am running "testing", my system is up-to-date, except that I haven't >let apt-get remove the 102 packages it recently wants to remove. > >I believe I saw lilo get updated this weekend, during 'apt-get update >&& apt-get upgrade'. This morning I rebooted and got "

Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-19 Thread Morgan Fletcher
kmself@ix.netcom.com writes: > Boot a standalone floppy or CDR GNU/Linux system and examine your HD. > I'd recommend Tom's Root Boot if you're running a 2.1.x kernel (TRB > doesn't handle some instances of 2.2.x ext2 filesystems), or the > LinuxCare Bootable Business Card (BBC), which uses a 2.2.x

Re: Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-19 Thread kmself
on Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 10:33:21AM -0800, Morgan Fletcher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I am running "testing", my system is up-to-date, except that I haven't > let apt-get remove the 102 packages it recently wants to remove. > > I believe I saw lilo get updated this weekend, during 'apt-get updat

Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-19 Thread Morgan Fletcher
I am running "testing", my system is up-to-date, except that I haven't let apt-get remove the 102 packages it recently wants to remove. I believe I saw lilo get updated this weekend, during 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade'. This morning I rebooted and got "LI". (Lilo normally let's me boot into

Can't rescue, read-only filesystem

2001-03-19 Thread Morgan Fletcher
I am running "testing", my system is up-to-date, except that I haven't let apt-get remove the 102 packages it recently wants to remove. I believe I saw lilo get updated this weekend, during 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade'. This morning I rebooted and got "LI". (Lilo normally let's me boot into