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Cannot mount filesystem error on Linux boot

I have a centOS 5.3 server which is running inside a VM hosted by our ESX 3.5 Server. Everything seemed to be going ok until I rebooted the server and now I am getting 2 different error messages upon boot up. When I first rebooted there were 3 errors total but I fixed one (vmtools failed to load) by running /usr/bin/vmware_config-tools.pl. The first error says the "Mount Local File System" [failed], the other says, "Cannot mount file system, no such device (Protocol Error). It will load up to the login screen and I am able to enter my credentials but then it doesn't load the GUI interface. I only see xclock and the terminal window open. I am fairly new to Linux so not sure where to go from here.

rufustmac

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I just added my /etc/fstab file if that helps any.
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OliverRahner

That sounds as if you don't have a window manager installed. Try looking for software packages named "kdm" and "kde" or similar.

I haven't used CentOS myself, so I can't tell you how exactly you do this but I hope this leads you into the right direction.

The error messages you mentioned don't seem to be part of the problem.

rufustmac

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I was actually working with gnome and it was working fine until I installed vmware tools and rebooted. After I rebooted everything went to hell.

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rufustmac

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I deleted that host entry and that resolved the issue. Thanks.