Re: [LI] Linux not loading file system

[Shourya Sarcar <sarcar@xxxxxxxx>]

Does fsck take abnormally long time to read the disk ? Does the light
stay on for long intervals of time ? If so, there is a possibility that
your hdd has developed a few bad tracks or flakey tracks.. wwhich IS
DANGEROUS. If you have no other OS installed and are willing to do a
Linux renistallation, I would suggest you to go thru a Low Level format
along with a scan for Bad tracks from CMOS. Award Bios-es have this
facility, at least the post 91 stuff .. I am not sure whether your Bios
will support this.

Best wishes
Shourya






On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Arun Jayaprakash wrote: >Hi All,
>
>I am having trouble while loading Linux. There was a minor glitch in 
>the power which resulted in a reboot. When Linux restarted, it 
>stopped saying that there was a problem and asked me to supply 
>the root password. Then it told me to run fsck manually. I entered 
>fsck at the prompt and nothing special happened. I shutdown the 
>Linux system and restarted. But it was of no use. Every time I was 
>told that something was wrong and asked to run fsck manually.
>
>What happened and how do I rectify it?
>
>Bye,
>Arun.
>
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