Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:57:44 +0545 From: Tek Bahadur Limbu <teklimbu@wlink.com.np> To: Nikola Lecic <nlecic@EUnet.yu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure Message-ID: <469B0C5C.7080500@wlink.com.np> In-Reply-To: <200707132345.l6DNjRb2023407@eunet.yu> References: <4697C8DA.60705@wlink.com.np> <200707132345.l6DNjRb2023407@eunet.yu>
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Nikola Lecic wrote: > On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:54 +0545 > Tek Bahadur Limbu <teklimbu@wlink.com.np> 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? Thanking you... > > Nikola Lečić > > > -- 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
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