Can't boot

[Felix Jodoin]

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A follow up for that is to get into single-user mode:
[you need the YDL 2.1 Disc 1]
{boot from it}
cd-linux root=/dev/hda#
Make sure you replace # with the number ydl is installed to and:
[You need YDL Disc 2.3]
{boot from it}
linux rescue root=/dev/hda#
And if you type
linux rescue
Then you can boot off the disc. After that you can mount your hd, cd to 
it, and delete /dev/null.

Proteus42
On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 02:09  AM, Atro Tossavainen wrote:

>> Each time I restart the system fails at
>>     Mounting proc filesystem: dup2 bad file descriptor
>
> My previous experience with "dup2 bad file descriptor" messages at boot
> suggests that something has botched up /dev/null, turning it into a
> regular file.
>
> If you manage to get to single user mode and issue the commands
>
> 	rm -f /dev/null
> 	mknod -m 0666 /dev/null c 1 3
>
> you've solved the problem.
>
> -- 
> Atro Tossavainen (Mr.)               / The Institute of Biotechnology 
> at
> Systems Analyst, Techno-Amish &     / the University of Helsinki, 
> Finland,
> +358-9-19158939  UNIX Dinosaur     / employs me, but my opinions are 
> my own.
> < URL : http : / / www . helsinki . fi / %7E atossava / >
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A follow up for that is to get into single-user mode:

[you need the YDL 2.1 Disc 1]

{boot from it}

<bold>cd-linux root=/dev/hda#</bold>

Make sure you replace # with the number ydl is installed to and:

[You need YDL Disc 2.3]

{boot from it}

<bold>linux rescue root=/dev/hda#</bold>

And if you type 

<bold>linux rescue</bold>

Then you can boot off the disc. After that you can mount your hd, cd
to it, and delete /dev/null.


Proteus42

On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 02:09  AM, Atro Tossavainen wrote:


<excerpt><excerpt>Each time I restart the system fails at

    Mounting proc filesystem: dup2 bad file descriptor

</excerpt>

My previous experience with "dup2 bad file descriptor" messages at boot

suggests that something has botched up /dev/null, turning it into a

regular file.


If you manage to get to single user mode and issue the commands


	rm -f /dev/null

	mknod -m 0666 /dev/null c 1 3


you've solved the problem.


-- 

Atro Tossavainen (Mr.)               / The Institute of Biotechnology
at

Systems Analyst, Techno-Amish &     / the University of Helsinki,
Finland,

+358-9-19158939  UNIX Dinosaur     / employs me, but my opinions are
my own.

<< URL : http : / / www . helsinki . fi / %7E atossava / >


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