Re: Linux fedora core 4 ... GRUB loading stage2... booting message

From: Lenard (lenard_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 11/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 04:57:03 GMT

someone92@hotmail.com wrote:

>> Then fix the errors, boot into rescue mode from the FC4 CD and use
>> e2fsck. Or (better yet !?!) use the FC4 CD in rescue mode and run
>> partimage instead of the SystemRescueCD, Download and build from the 6.4
>> source rpm (since I don't see one for FC4);
>
> Yes I already tried it. Booted in rescue mode (umounted the partitions)
> and running:
> e2fsck -c /dev/hdb6 (I also tried -cv)
> but e2fsck found no error on both drives

OK good!!!, then use the built for FC4 by you version of partimage.

<snip>

> /boot: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
> /boot: 40/26104 files (22.5% non-contiguous), 16184/104388 blocks
                                                         ^^^
                                                Did you notice this!

> I don't undersand what 388 stands for (it's a different number on
> hdb7):
> Checking for bad blocks (read-only test): done 388

Maybe left over screen garbage???

Do you have the latest e2fsprogs rpm for FC4 installed??
e2fsprogs-1.38-0.FC4.1.i386.rpm
e2fsprogs-devel-1.38-0.FC4.1.i386.rpm

> I don't understand why e2fsck on SystemRescueCD founds error on not
> e2fsck on FC4

Different versions of the e2fsprogs????? 

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