Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 20:46:15 -0400 From: "Sarah Bell" <sarahbell@ili.net> To: <millert@direct.ca>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: URGENT FREEBSD Problem need help Message-ID: <199810110025.UAA23925@dagda.ili.net>
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I'm guessing the the message " WARNING: / was not properly dismounted." is repeated many times. This is caused by the file systems not being properly synced and unmounted before the computer was shut off, either from a crash or a powerdown without running halt, shutdown or reboot. I've found some recent versions of FreeBSD will not get past this by itself. If you get a message to the effect of "enter shell or press enter for sh", press enter. You should get a # prompt. run 'fsck -y /' and reboot when finished. Now the system should boot normally. BTW, this problem is fixed in some of the later versions of FreeBSD. If you are only getting one 'WARNING: / was not properly dismounted.' and then an indefinite hang, there is some other problem. I'd first try booting to single user mode (by entering '-s' at the 'boot:' prompt). If you get in that way, run fsck as above and reboot. Otherwise, we'll need more information like what version, what hardware, what happened before this started. Jerry Bell ---------- > From: Jeff Miller <millert@direct.ca> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: URGENT FREEBSD Problem need help > Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 1:27 PM > > Hello, > > My name is Jeff Miller I was running a FREEBSD Internet Server > and I am new to unix and I must get at the log files of it for Their is > an Internet Ivestigation going on that requires the use of my log files. > > But When I went to boot it up there was a problem the screen read. > > Intel Pentium F00F detected, installing workaround > WARNING: / was not properly dismounted. > > and then it hangs and wont go any further. > > I really need your help. > > Any input would be appreaciated. > > Thanks Jeff Miller > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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