[Bio-Linux] biolinux wont boot

[John Newbury]

Do I really need to get this, and previous, messages?

John Newbury 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bio-linux-bounces at envgen.nerc-oxford.ac.uk 
> [mailto:bio-linux-bounces at envgen.nerc-oxford.ac.uk] On Behalf 
> Of Jarrod Hadfield
> Sent: 11 June 2007 15:21
> To: Bio-Linux help and discussion
> Subject: Re: [Bio-Linux] biolinux wont boot
> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> Sorry to bother you again.  For files in many directories I 
> was getting the error "cannot stat"  and the final message on 
> finishing was "tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors". 
>  I'm guessing these files may be unbackupable?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jarrod
> On 11 Jun 2007, at 10:36, Tim Booth wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jarrod,
> >
> > The error "unable to read inode block" suggests to me that 
> your disk 
> > is failing.  The only other reason for getting a serious error like 
> > this out of the blue would be if the machine had lost power 
> suddenly, 
> > but unless you know that has happened it is likely that you 
> are going 
> > to need to replace the drive.
> >
> > The first thing to do is to boot from a recovery CD and 
> take a look.  
> > I generally use Knoppix (knopper.net).  You'll need to download and 
> > burn a CD image.
> >
> > The second thing is to see what data you can access from 
> the recovery 
> > CD and tar it up to somewhere safe like a network share or 
> removable 
> > disk.
> >
> > Then see which partition or partitions cannot be mounted 
> via Knoppix.
> > Once you have got any data you need off the good 
> partitions, you can 
> > try running fsck on the problem partitions.  Fsck may fail, 
> or it may 
> > fix things completely, or it may work but you will still 
> have problems 
> > reading the disk.  If things are fixed completely you 
> should be able 
> > to reboot back into Bio-Linux, but remember that your disk 
> may still 
> > be on the verge of packing in.
> >
> > If Knoppix can't fix the disk you will have to get a 
> replacement disk 
> > from Dell and recover from the disaster recovery partition on the 
> > second hard drive.  We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
> >
> > If you need and help with the above then give me a call on 
> 018656 281 
> > 975.
> >
> > I'll copy this mail thread into the helpdesk system to keep 
> track of 
> > it.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > TIM
> >
> > On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 10:18 +0100, Jarrod Hadfield wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I've jsut got back from holiday, to find I ca no longer 
> log onto my 
> >> biolinux machine.  I get the message 'fsck died with exit status 4"
> >> I get prompted for the root password for maintenance, but 
> get no joy 
> >> = "unable to read inode block".  As far as I'm aware, the 
> only thing 
> >> that happened since I've been away, is that soemone tried to drag 
> >> some stuff off onto a USB  stick.  Could this be the cause of the 
> >> problem.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Jarrod
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> > --
> > Tim Booth <tbooth at ceh.ac.uk>
> > NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre at CEH Oxford
> > +44 1865 281 975
> >
> >
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