Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 20:09:31 -0500 From: Jim Turner <jim@oznet.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: filesystem won't mount Message-ID: <39A718CA.DB10361A@oznet.com> References: <39A5E5EE.DBC8FFD2@oznet.com> <44k8d5v1o4.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>
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Thanks for the help. It turned out that the system was trying to mount the cdrom which it could not find. Jim Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Jim Turner <jim@oznet.com> writes: > > > Help! > > > > I used webadmin to shutdown my freebsd server yesterday so I could > > install my new battery backup. After I click the button to shutdown I > > waited a while then turned the power off. When I started it backup > > failed to load the filesystem, yet I can get in and use shell commands. > > > > I'm running version 3.5 on an i686 450mhz with 256meg of ram if that > > helps. Is there a way to rebuild the registry like in windows? I did > > have apache, php4 and mysql running before. > > > > ps. next time I'll telnet in to shutdown. > > It's hard to say what's wrong exactly, without more information, but > you should make sure to fsck(8) your filesystems in single-user mode > to make sure they're clean. Then make sure that /etc/fstab is > correct. If you're still lost after that, send the actual error > messages for the experts to look over. > > Yes, it is quite important to shut down properly. An fsck usually > fixes the problem, though. > > Good luck. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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