Doc, Thanks. I didn't delete or change anything but I'll try the cd 1 boot. Bob >-----Original Message----- >From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of >dsavage@xxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:12 PM >To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: hang on start > > >On Wednesday July 16, 2003 Bob Mclaughlin wrote: >> My system is suddenly hanging at the login screen. I've >> been running >> RHL9 with the latest RH changes and booting to level 5. >> There is no >> response to the mouse or keyboard and only a hard boot >> restarts it to >> the same screen. Interactive startup works but it still >> goes to the same >> screen and locks up. Can anyone help? TIA > >Bob, > >Just a guess... By any chance did you happen to >delete an empty directory >off the root called /initrd (I think) just before >this trouble began? If >you did, grab CD #1, boot with 'linux rescue', >mount the system >read-write, and recreate that directory. > >--Doc Savage > Fairview Heights, IL > > > >-- >Shrike-list mailing list >Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
