This happened to me once with a power failure. I don't know enough to have fixed it (ie I reinstalled), but basically I think the "fsck" or whatever that disk checking mechanism is kicks in, finds disk corruption and sort of hangs. I doubt the drive crashed, so much as it was not shut down properly and did not reinitialize properly on the next boot. I read that there were ways to fix it though the methods eclipsed my knowledge. If I can remember the specifics I'll write back. I do remember that was a slight cryptic little help hint at the point where the computer hangs that kinda tells you what to do. Get them to read that last boot line or two to you and that may help a lot. good luck. At 10:57 AM 2/28/00 +0300, you wrote:

Hello, I installed SuSE on a computer for my Aunt. My little cousins, as it turned out, were not logging off. Instead, they were just turning the power off. The computer no longer boots up. I talked to them via the telephone, and I don't even think it gets to the LILO prompt. Is there any easy way to fix the damage, or is a complete reinstall necessary? I'm in Moscow Russia, and they are in Houston, Texas so I can only fax them the info and get some messages to them via email of a friend. I know it could be a hard drive crash too.

Thanks George

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Download mulinux http://sunsite.auc.dk/mulinux/. Make the boot disk and configure the networking and save. Mail the disk to your Aunt. Have her boot the machine with the floppy and make a internet connection. Now you can telnet in and check the drives or fix anything broken. Thank you Russell -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, George Zeigler wrote:

Hello, I installed SuSE on a computer for my Aunt. My little cousins, as it turned out, were not logging off. Instead, they were just turning the power off. The computer no longer boots up. I talked to them via the telephone, and I don't even think it gets to the LILO prompt. Is there any easy way to fix the damage, or is a complete reinstall necessary? I'm in Moscow Russia, and they are in Houston, Texas so I can only fax them the info and get some messages to them via email of a friend. I know it could be a hard drive crash too.

Not likely to be a hd crash. Little Rascals to blame. Whoever needs to boot it with the proper cd, not sure hcih, not sure distribution you have, and run the rescue system. For this, they will need to check the manual. 6.3 munual is page 358, chapter 16.4. I managed to figure it out after a while, but I was sitting at the console trying to figure it out with the manual in front of me. -- Bob Rea Freedom is only privilege extended unless enjoyed by one and all --Billy Bragg rear@sirius.com rrea@askjeeves.com http://www.sirius.com/~rear -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/