Killed my install, will not boot

[steveblezy]

[root@localhost root]# blkid
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda1: UUID="ca4f98a6-3cf5-4872-b8e9-e0f4f903ef47" TYPE="ext2"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="46CC66E0CC66C9AF" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdb5: UUID="1ed8deef-c64e-4d15-82fc-fc489629b701" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb6: UUID="2937b77b-ddff-44bf-b2b5-79f241905b88" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdb7: UUID="214a39db-cb82-49fb-9678-3386b6471547" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
[root@localhost root]#

fstab contents
#Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=1ed8deef-c64e-4d15-82fc-fc489629b701 / ext3 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
#Entry for /dev/sda7 :
# Commented out by Dropbox
# UUID=214a39db-cb82-49fb-9678-3386b6471547 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
#Entry for /dev/sda1 :
UUID=46CC66E0CC66C9AF /media/sda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=000 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0
#Entry for /dev/sda6 :
UUID=2937b77b-ddff-44bf-b2b5-79f241905b88 swap swap defaults 0 0
UUID=214a39db-cb82-49fb-9678-3386b6471547 /home ext3 defaults,user_xattr 1 2

 I think this is what you are asking me. blkid was from typing in 'blkid' in the terminal (logged in as root on the live cd).
fstab from the root partition on the hd.

Steve

[steveblezy]

not sure if this will help or confuse things. As I am logged in on the live cd, I went into dolphin and 'mounted all of the partitions' and ran the command in the termanal.. below is the result.

[root@localhost root]# mount
/dev/root on / type rootfs (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
/dev/sdb5 on /media/disk type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
/dev/sdb7 on /media/disk-1 type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/disk-2 type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda1 on /media/disk-3 type ext2 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
[root@localhost root]# blkid
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda1: UUID="ca4f98a6-3cf5-4872-b8e9-e0f4f903ef47" TYPE="ext2"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="46CC66E0CC66C9AF" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdb5: UUID="1ed8deef-c64e-4d15-82fc-fc489629b701" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb6: UUID="2937b77b-ddff-44bf-b2b5-79f241905b88" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdb7: UUID="214a39db-cb82-49fb-9678-3386b6471547" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
[root@localhost root]#

[Old-Polack]

steveblezy:

The UUID numbers check out, but now I'm a bit confused. I wanted you to run the first set of commands from a root log in on the installed OS, not the liveCD. Run from the liveCD they would be meaningless for our current purpose. The results posted appear to have been from the liveCD. not the installed OS.

[steveblezy]

I cannot log in to the root account of the installed OS at all.

Steve

[Old-Polack]

I cannot log in to the root account of the installed OS at all.

Steve

OK. In the first of your last two posts, it shows /dev/sda as having a single partition, and the rest are on /dev/sdb. Is the /dev/sda1 shown a USB stick? If so, have you been trying to boot with that connected? If so, have you tried booting with it removed?

[steveblezy]

I am going to start over as I have 2 internal HD. In the first post, the second HD was disconnected and the second post it was connected. I was not thinking. From here on, I have only 1 HD connected, for less potential confusion. It is a dual boot internal HD (sda).

partitions are as follows
sda1 windows
sda5 root
sda6 swap
sda7 home

Step 2. I have booted with the live cd as root. I have opened dolphin and clicked on sda1, sda5 and sda 7 to mount and I can view the contents.

Step 3. terminal 'mount' results (via livecd)

[root@localhost root]# mount
/dev/root on / type rootfs (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
/dev/sda1 on /media/disk type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda7 on /media/disk-1 type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
/dev/sda5 on /media/disk-2 type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal)
[root@localhost root]#

Step 4 fstab contents from location sda5

#Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=1ed8deef-c64e-4d15-82fc-fc489629b701 / ext3 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
#Entry for /dev/sda7 :
# Commented out by Dropbox
# UUID=214a39db-cb82-49fb-9678-3386b6471547 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
#Entry for /dev/sda1 :
UUID=46CC66E0CC66C9AF /media/sda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=000 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0
#Entry for /dev/sda6 :
UUID=2937b77b-ddff-44bf-b2b5-79f241905b88 swap swap defaults 0 0
UUID=214a39db-cb82-49fb-9678-3386b6471547 /home ext3 defaults,user_xattr 1 2

Special note. With only the internal hd with the linux/windows os connected, I tried to boot without the livecd. This is the result from the console when it asked me to log in (I tried as root). I took a photo

PCLinuxOS release 2011 (PCLinuxOS) for i586
Kernel 2.6.38.8-pclos1.bfs on a dual-processor 1686/ttyl
(none) login: root
Password (I typed in the root password)
chmod: changing permissions of '/root/tmp": Read-only file system
gpg-agent[911]: can't create directory '/tmp/gpg-S6rYAH': Read-only file system
[root@(none) ~]x

I think that I got the spelling of everything there correct as the photo was a little fuzzy.

So from the livecd, I can see and view the contents of all of the partitions including the home directories etc.

Steve

[Old-Polack]

steveblezy:

Your / partition is mounting as read only. It should be mounted read/write. This usually indicates a problem with the filesystem, but the fsck should have corrected that.

Something in the system is seriously out of whack. Probably, at this point, your quickest solution would be to reinstall the OS, keeping your /home partition intact.

[steveblezy]

ok, looks like another re-install. What is the fsck command again. I figure I might as well try that again before starting the re-installation again. Bloody shame. You try it install a set of drivers, runs normally for hours and does not issue an indication that things are amiss. Time to back-up and start over again. hehehheheh

Steve

[Old-Polack]

ok, looks like another re-install. What is the fsck command again. I figure I might as well try that again before starting the re-installation again. Bloody shame. You try it install a set of drivers, runs normally for hours and does not issue an indication that things are amiss. Time to back-up and start over again. hehehheheh

Steve

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,97273.msg823988.html#msg823988

[steveblezy]

cool. I will give that a go. If not, re-install and be up and running in no time.

Thanks for the help that you have offered.

Steve