Re: Need help recovering Debian that won't boot.
kenn wrote:
>Greetings.
>
>I have a Debian server that does not complete its boot ... early on, it
>display a Copyright notice for grep, then for egrep, then for grep
>again, then for egrep again, then hangs .... I've booted the computer
>from a Knoppix CD and can see all the files, I just can't get it to boot.
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>I also tried to run fsck from Knoppix but, whether from my fault or
>otherwise, that didn't solve the problem. At this point, I'm getting a
>little desperate.
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>Any and all ideas GREATLY appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Kenn Caldwell
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Grub or lilo?
Try starting Debian in single-user (Safe Recovery?) mode.
If that doesn't help, try feeding a line like "init=/bin/bash" to
grub/lilo; this will boot you into a rather non-functional Debian with a
bash shell as pretty much the only thing running. If this works, you
know the kernel is booting up and handing off to init properly.
--
Kent
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