Can't boot

[Ken Loomis]

I have been running Linux 7.2 w/ Apache and SSL happily for some
months now. Today I could not access the web pages and I refreshed
the router. Still no access, so I rebooted. Now I cannot get a full
restart.

I get past Init: 2.78 booting and Welcome to Red Hat.
I get mounting proc filesystem, unmount initrd, config kernal
parameters, setting clock, loading default keymap, setting font, and
activate swap partition - all OK.
Then it sets hostname localhost.localdomain and it hangs never to get
past that.

I have no idea what to do. I have restarted several times. I
unplugged to try to drain for a while. I can't get past hostname.

People are trying to use this site. I'm a bit desperate.

Ken

[Ken Loomis]

P.S. I get to the same spot when booting from the boot disk.

Also, Red Hat says to press 'I' to go to interactive setup. I presume
that's an uppercase i, but it gets me nowhere.

Ken


On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 11:04:09 -0400, Ken Loomis
<kloomis@notarealaddress.com> wrote:

>I have been running Linux 7.2 w/ Apache and SSL happily for some
>months now. Today I could not access the web pages and I refreshed
>the router. Still no access, so I rebooted. Now I cannot get a full
>restart.
>
>I get past Init: 2.78 booting and Welcome to Red Hat.
>I get mounting proc filesystem, unmount initrd, config kernal
>parameters, setting clock, loading default keymap, setting font, and
>activate swap partition - all OK.
>Then it sets hostname localhost.localdomain and it hangs never to get
>past that.
>
>I have no idea what to do. I have restarted several times. I
>unplugged to try to drain for a while. I can't get past hostname.
>
>People are trying to use this site. I'm a bit desperate.
>
>Ken

[Davide Bianchi]

Ken Loomis <kloomis@notarealaddress.com> wrote:

> I have no idea what to do.

Start in single user (at the boot: or LILO: prompt type linux single
or linux 1) and check out the /var/log/messages to see what's the
problem.

Davide

[Ken Loomis]

Thanks Davide:

I don't know where to do that. The system boots and then a Red Hat
Grub sceen comes up that asks for the config and then it flies off to
start stuff up.

When do I get a chance to enter the command?


On 29 Aug 2003 17:31:44 GMT, Davide Bianchi
<davideyeahsure@onlyforfun.net> wrote:

>Ken Loomis <kloomis@notarealaddress.com> wrote:

>> I have no idea what to do.

>
>Start in single user (at the boot: or LILO: prompt type linux single
>or linux 1) and check out the /var/log/messages to see what's the
>problem.
>
>Davide

[Davide Bianchi]

Ken Loomis <kloomis@notarealaddress.com> wrote:

> Grub sceen comes up

Hummm... I've never used grub, so you'd better check grub
documentation about how to boot in single user mode. There must
be a way, otherwise you have to boot with a CD in "rescue mode".

Davide

[Ken Loomis]

BTW, CNTL-C takes me to "Bringing up interface lo: " and then
it hangs again.


Ken

On 29 Aug 2003 17:31:44 GMT, Davide Bianchi
<davideyeahsure@onlyforfun.net> wrote:

>Ken Loomis <kloomis@notarealaddress.com> wrote:

>> I have no idea what to do.

>
>Start in single user (at the boot: or LILO: prompt type linux single
>or linux 1) and check out the /var/log/messages to see what's the
>problem.
>
>Davide

[Nico Kadel-Garcia]

Davide Bianchi wrote:

> Ken Loomis <kloomis@notarealaddress.com> wrote:
>

>>Grub sceen comes up

>
>
> Hummm... I've never used grub, so you'd better check grub
> documentation about how to boot in single user mode. There must
> be a way, otherwise you have to boot with a CD in "rescue mode".
>
> Davide

Select the kernel to boot with, hit "e" to edit, then select the boot
line and hit "e" to edit that, then add "1" to the end, then hit "b" or
maybe hit escape first, then "b".

There are some helpful hints on the pages involved. Because Grub is
running out of "/boot" instead out of the extremely limited MBR program
space, it allws a lot more flexibility in its options.

[Ken Loomis]

If I hit CTRL-C I get to this:
/etc/rc.d/rc: /var/run/runlevel.dir: Read-only file system

Does that help?

Ken

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 00:34:58 GMT, Nico Kadel-Garcia
<nkadel@verizon.net> wrote:

>Davide Bianchi wrote:
>

>> Ken Loomis <kloomis@notarealaddress.com> wrote:
>>

>>>Grub sceen comes up

>>
>>
>> Hummm... I've never used grub, so you'd better check grub
>> documentation about how to boot in single user mode. There must
>> be a way, otherwise you have to boot with a CD in "rescue mode".
>>
>> Davide

>
>Select the kernel to boot with, hit "e" to edit, then select the boot
>line and hit "e" to edit that, then add "1" to the end, then hit "b" or
>maybe hit escape first, then "b".
>
>There are some helpful hints on the pages involved. Because Grub is
>running out of "/boot" instead out of the extremely limited MBR program
>space, it allws a lot more flexibility in its options.

[Ken Loomis]

OK, I seem to have been able to look at these messages.

"FUCK: Got system 11 while manipulating kernel!" doesn't sound very
good.

I also see: "Can't locate module ppp0"

Ken



On 29 Aug 2003 17:31:44 GMT, Davide Bianchi
<davideyeahsure@onlyforfun.net> wrote:

>Ken Loomis <kloomis@notarealaddress.com> wrote:

>> I have no idea what to do.

>
>Start in single user (at the boot: or LILO: prompt type linux single
>or linux 1) and check out the /var/log/messages to see what's the
>problem.
>
>Davide