Reply-To: "Ryan Stewart" From: "Ryan Stewart" Subject: install prob.. Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:33:12 -0500 boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01BF33B7.FE291440" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Message-ID: <#HavjH#M$GA.253@cpmsnbbsa05> Newsgroups: alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions Path: news2.funet.fi!newsfeed3.funet.fi!newsfeed1.funet.fi!newsfeed1.telenordia.se!news.algonet.se!algonet!newspeer.monmouth.com!newshub.northeast.verio.net!verio!news-out.cwix.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!cpmsnbbsa04!cpmsnbbsa05 Xref: news2.funet.fi alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions:29759 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01BF33B7.FE291440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HELP!!!!! I'm trying to install Caldera Open Linux 2.2. Everything = started fine. I did the partitions, ran the instalation fine till the = final "finish" button (after the cool game, where from what I've read it = should then reboot to the KDE or something) but instead it says... INIT:Switching to runlevel:3 INIT:Sending processes toh TERM signal ...and it hangs, no matter how long I wait nothing happens! If I reboot = from there and linux starts it gives me the warning... checking file system... Paraellizing fsck version 1.14 (p-Jan-1999) Warning: bad format on line 5 of /etc/fstab checking all file systems. [/sbin/fsck.extz -- /] fsck.ext2 -a /dev/hda3 /dev/hda3 was not cleanly mounted, check forced. fsck failed Please repair manually and reboot. Please note that the root file system = is currently mounted readonly. ...I don't know what the hell that all means but it won't work. Somebody = please tell me what's wrong, and more inportantly how to fix it!!! I've = never used linux before (that's what I'm trying to do!) so please make = it so I can understand :) I've tried to reinstall it 3 times now, from = clean partitions, and the same exact thing happened. I'm wondering if = maybe the cd is messed up or something, it's brand new but came with a = book ("Linux in 24 Hours")? or is it my system? I'm running a dell = system with a pII processor, and nothing strange or anything, so = what????!!! PLEASE HELP! If you can't you can count another one for Bill :) Ryan Stewart stew777@email.msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01BF33B7.FE291440 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

HELP!!!!! I'm trying to install Caldera = Open Linux=20 2.2. Everything started fine. I did the partitions, ran the instalation = fine=20 till the final "finish" button (after the cool game, where from what = I've read=20 it should then reboot to the KDE or something) but instead it=20 says...

INIT:Switching to = runlevel:3
INIT:Sending=20 processes toh TERM signal

...and it hangs, no matter how long I = wait nothing=20 happens! If I reboot from there and linux starts it gives me the=20 warning...

checking file system...
Paraellizing = fsck=20 version 1.14 (p-Jan-1999)
Warning: bad format on line 5 of=20 /etc/fstab
checking all file systems.
[/sbin/fsck.extz -- /] = fsck.ext2 -a=20 /dev/hda3
/dev/hda3 was not cleanly mounted, check forced.
fsck=20 failed
Please repair manually and reboot. Please note that the root = file=20 system is currently mounted readonly.

...I don't know what the hell that all = means but it=20 won't work. Somebody please tell me what's wrong, and more inportantly = how to=20 fix it!!! I've never used linux before (that's what I'm trying to do!) = so please=20 make it so I can understand :) I've tried to reinstall it 3 times now, = from=20 clean partitions, and the same exact thing happened. I'm wondering if = maybe the=20 cd is messed up or something, it's brand new but came with a book = ("Linux in 24=20 Hours")? or is it my system? I'm running a dell system with a pII = processor, and=20 nothing strange or anything, so what????!!!

PLEASE HELP! If you can't you can count = another one=20 for Bill :)

Ryan Stewart
stew777@email.msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01BF33B7.FE291440--