From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 16 16:05:49 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84F7B16A400 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:05:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from teklimbu@wlink.com.np) Received: from smtp5.wlink.com.np (smtp5.wlink.com.np [202.79.32.52]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3C77513C467 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:05:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from teklimbu@wlink.com.np) Received: (qmail 49294 invoked from network); 16 Jul 2007 16:05:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp1.wlink.com.np) (202.79.32.76) by 0 with SMTP; 16 Jul 2007 16:05:34 -0000 Received: (qmail 55503 invoked by uid 98); 16 Jul 2007 16:05:34 -0000 Received: from 202.79.38.68 by smtp1.wlink.com.np (envelope-from , uid 1009) with qmail-scanner-1.25 (clamdscan: 0.88.4/2205. Clear:RC:1(202.79.38.68):. Processed in 0.048256 secs); 16 Jul 2007 16:05:34 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: teklimbu@wlink.com.np via smtp1.wlink.com.np X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.25 (Clear:RC:1(202.79.38.68):. Processed in 0.048256 secs) Received: from [202.79.38.68] (HELO [202.79.38.68]) by smtp1.wlink.com.np (qmail-smtpd) with SMTP; 16 Jul 2007 16:05:31 -0000 (Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:50:31 +0545) Message-ID: <469B973C.8020106@wlink.com.np> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:50:16 +0545 From: Tek Bahadur Limbu User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (Windows/20070509) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nikola Lecic References: <4697C8DA.60705@wlink.com.np> <200707132345.l6DNjRb2023407@eunet.yu> <469B0C5C.7080500@wlink.com.np> <200707161410.l6GEAvsA013908@smtpclu-2.EUnet.yu> In-Reply-To: <200707161410.l6GEAvsA013908@smtpclu-2.EUnet.yu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Check-By: smtp1.wlink.com.np Spam: No ; 0.3 / 7.0 X-Spam-Status-WL: No, hits=0.3 required=7.0 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:05:49 -0000 Nikola Lecic wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:57:44 +0545 > Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: > >> Nikola Lecic wrote: >>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:54 +0545 >>> Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Due to a power outage, my FreeBSD-6.1 (i386) machine got rebooted. >>>> However, upon reboot right after the initial startup menu, it >>>> simply hangs. >>>> >>>> I tried rebooting the machine several times but in vain. >>>> >>>> My Bios detects my hard drive. Also since I get the initial >>>> startup menu, something must be wrong or corrupted in the Boot >>>> loader. >>>> >>>> Can somebody point me or give me any hints about fixing this >>>> problem. I have really some information in my hard drive which I >>>> want to keep or restore. >>> Hello Tek, >>> >>> The first thing I'd do is to download FreeSBIE (if you already don't >>> have it), boot from it and do some initial inspection of the main >>> drive. >>> >>> Then you will probably collect some more data about status of file >>> systems etc. that will allow people from this list to share with you >>> much more useful advices than it's possible at the moment. >> Hi Nikola, >> >> I just finished downloading FreeSBIE and when I tried to boot it, I >> get the following errors: >> >> >> CD Loader 1.2 >> >> Building the boot loader arguments >> Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found >> Read Error: 0x10 >> Could not find Primary Volume Descriptor >> >> >> Does this mean that my hard drive is dead and gone? > > No, this message is not about your hard drive. This means that live-CD > doesn't like your hardware (maybe a bit older if such an error appears), > or actually something much simpler: > > ... Have you checked the MD5 sum of the downloaded image? This error can > also be caused by one funny thing: what burning speed you used to burn > FreeSBIE? Check MD5 sum and burn it again at <=4x. This can help :) Hi Nikola, Oh!. I burned it at 32x!!! I guess I have to burn it at 4x and used it again. I will give the live CD any try. > > If you still can't start FreeSBIE, then try any other live-CD or maybe > gparted (http://gparted.sourceforge.net) which can copy/paste > partitions to another hard-drive -- to save your data if possible > before you continue trying to rescue the whole system. > > Nikola Lečić > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > -- With best regards and good wishes, Yours sincerely, Tek Bahadur Limbu (TAG/TDG Group) Jwl Systems Department Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. Jawalakhel, Nepal http://www.wlink.com.np