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Unable To Open An Initial Console
Redhat 5.1, running as a name server.
All has been running for 6months ok. Today root console
locked tty1, i was unable to login on another tty.
Had to hard reboot Linux. Upon restart we get the Unable to open an initial console.
I have tried to use my rescue disk; at LILO prompt entering
"rescue", but still get unable to open initial console.
What else can we try to get to a login prompt. I need to get some file /etc/named.boot off the box asap.
regards
All has been running for 6months ok. Today root console
locked tty1, i was unable to login on another tty.
Had to hard reboot Linux. Upon restart we get the Unable to open an initial console.
I have tried to use my rescue disk; at LILO prompt entering
"rescue", but still get unable to open initial console.
What else can we try to get to a login prompt. I need to get some file /etc/named.boot off the box asap.
regards
simply stuff the harddisk in another linux box and mount the damn disk.. that should do the trick..
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Thanks for the reply could you add some more detail.
I asume plug in the "duff" linux disk as slave then boot the good linux box as normal.
What commands would i enter to mount the partitions on the "duff" linux disk. ?
[I had a / /usr and /var partitions.]
How do i then connect to the new mount on "duff" drive ?
Where should i look to fix the original problem ?
Many thanks
I asume plug in the "duff" linux disk as slave then boot the good linux box as normal.
What commands would i enter to mount the partitions on the "duff" linux disk. ?
[I had a / /usr and /var partitions.]
How do i then connect to the new mount on "duff" drive ?
Where should i look to fix the original problem ?
Many thanks
boot off of a boot/root disk (any such disk should do... install disks from slackware, or a rescue floppy)
mkdir /floppy
mkdir /mnt
mount /dev/hda1 (or wherever you have /etc mounted to) /mnt
Insert a floppy disk that is formatted into the floppy drive
mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
cp /mnt/etc/named.boot /floppy
umount /floppy
umount /mnt
shutdown -h now
you should now have the file on a floppy for you to transfer to another machine till you fix your issue on the machine
mkdir /floppy
mkdir /mnt
mount /dev/hda1 (or wherever you have /etc mounted to) /mnt
Insert a floppy disk that is formatted into the floppy drive
mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
cp /mnt/etc/named.boot /floppy
umount /floppy
umount /mnt
shutdown -h now
you should now have the file on a floppy for you to transfer to another machine till you fix your issue on the machine
Connect the drive on another box.
say as primary slave (hdb)
create a mnt pt, say /slave.
mount -t ext2 /dev/hdb1 /slave.
Similarly for the other partitions.
BTW didn't su work earlier?
say as primary slave (hdb)
create a mnt pt, say /slave.
mount -t ext2 /dev/hdb1 /slave.
Similarly for the other partitions.
BTW didn't su work earlier?
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