I use Redhat 7.1, which did not come with a Linux rescue floppy. Thanks for your response. Geetha At 06:41 PM 10/08/02 +1000, you wrote: > >This is caused normally by a fault while scanning the filesystem. > >If a ctrl-d or typing in your root pass doesn't get you to a prompt, you >might like to boot from a linux rescue floppy, like the one that comes with >debian and repair your filesystem manually. > >You do this by typing > >e2fsck /dev/hda2 > >replacing /dev/hda2 with the partition that your system is reporting faults >with. > >You can find out which partition is damaged on the screen just before the >message you described in your email. > >This is generally caused by a system not shutting down correctly or >something else that causes the integrity of your file system to become >unstable. > >Hope this helps. > >Later > >>From Mitchell > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Geetha Shamanna" <s_geetha@vsnl.com> >To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> >Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 6:43 PM >Subject: Problem with booting into Linux > > >> Hello all: >> >> I am very new to Linux and have been using it on and off for about a >couple >> of weeks now. >> When I boot into Linux, I normally hear a prompt which indicates that my >> synthesizer (doubletalk) has been found. I then key in my user >information, >> and start Emacspeak. At this point DoubleTalk starts speaking. I have had >> no problem with this setup so far. >> >> However, when I booted into Linux this morning, I did not here the >> "DoubleTalk found" prompt. Instead, the following error message appeared >on >> the screen: >> "An error has occurred during the file system check, dropping you to a >> shell. The system will reboot. When you leave the shell, give root >password >> for maintenance, or type ctrl-d for normal startup." >> It does not however accept my root password. If I hit ctrl-d as suggested, >> the system reboots. However, the same message appears again. I am unable >to >> figure out why this happened, or what needs to be done to set it right. >> Any help would be highly appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> Geetha >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 02/08/02 >