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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.



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