stability of RHEL ES 4 (was: RE: trouble installing/runningtheDomain Name Service Configuration Tool)

[Ed McCorduck]

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> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of 
> Michael Velez
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:52 PM
> To: 'Getting started with Red Hat Linux'
> Subject: RE: stability of RHEL ES 4 (was: RE: trouble 
> installing/runningtheDomain Name Service Configuration Tool)
> 
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> > Ed McCorduck
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:33 PM
> > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> > Subject: RE: stability of RHEL ES 4 (was: RE: trouble 
> > installing/running theDomain Name Service Configuration Tool)
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ed McCorduck
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:11 PM
> > > To: 'Getting started with Red Hat Linux'
> > > Subject: RE: stability of RHEL ES 4 (was: RE: trouble
> > > installing/running the Domain Name Service Configuration Tool)
> > 
> > > Thanks for that and all your suggestions. Unfortunately, as
> > of now I
> > > can't boot off the hard drive at all, so it would be very
> > tricky for
> > > me to recover the /var/log files. If Rick Steven's 
> memtest86 works,
> > > though, and rescues my installation, I will try to salvage 
> > those files
> > > first thing.
> > 
> > Perhaps I should have been clearer about why I can't boot.
> > When I do, I get these lines and the process stops:
> > 
> > EXT3-fs: unable to read superblock
> > mount: error 22 mounting ext3
> > mount: error 2 mounting none
> > switchroot: mount failed: 22
> > umount /initrd/dev failed: 2
> > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
> 
> This is definitely a file system or disk issue (I'll let the 
> experts handle that); however, (and this may be an obvious 
> question) are you shutting down your system properly, using 
> the shutdown command or are you just pulling the switch when 
> you're done? Do you get any power failures?  This happenned 
> to me after a power failure and before I installed a UPS.
> 
> Michael
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Thanks for your reply, Michael. Yes, as one of Rick Stevens' replies
further on suggests, it sure looks as though I've got a power issue that
is creating my woes. But no, I always shut Linux down the kosher way,
when I can. I was told long ago that it's important to do this more so
for Linux even than for Windows. 

Ed McCorduck
Ed.McCorduck at Cortland.edu
http://McCorduck.ws