It looks as if you have a corrupted filesystem which can not be repaired automatically anymore. Entering the root password, executing fsck /dev/hdXn (i.e., the device which fails), and answering "y" to the questions you're asked should make it behave again. You might loose some files which are unrecoverable, but often this is not very tragic. If fsck did its job, you can hit Ctrl-d again (or enter "reboot") and it *should* come up in multi-user mode again. "hank" <hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > hello my linux computer debian sarge had an in propper shut down and > now when ever I boot up the machine it loads gives me the message > type in root password to go in to maintenance mode or control d to go > to normal setup. > I tried control d and it rebooted the system and braught up the same > message as before. > how do I get my system back up and running? > thanks > hank > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 8.1 > > iQA/AwUBQSFxpdPHBmkC+PAZEQKjnwCdE8FVWCYu1b/adpElFi7i62VxcF4AoKL8 > G1120UCZJL6HWumKf7nbSSlf > =dsMN > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ---------------------------------------- > My Inbox is protected by SPAMfighter > 437 spam mails have been blocked so far. > Download free www.spamfighter.com today!_______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- CYa, Mario | Debian Developer <URL:http://debian.org/> .''`. | Get my public key via finger mlang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : :' : | 1024D/7FC1A0854909BCCDBE6C102DDFFC022A6B113E44 `. `' `- _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list