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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Julian Hall wrote: > Julian Hall wrote: > > >Hi All, > > >As you can tell from the subject this is a nasty problem. Can anyone > >advise please how to recover from this? Prior to this all I was doing > >was setting up Samba shares using Webmin. The laptop is where the > >error has come up on reboot, but I haven't even managed to share > >anything on that yet. All I've done so far is get the laptop to see > >the shares I've enabled on the desktop. > > >The only other thing that could even possibly have any bearing is that > >the laptop dual-boots with Windows 2000. Sometimes it refuses to > >enable to touchpad and keyboard forcing a hardware shtdown. It had > >just done that, however it's done it many many times before and not > >once affected Linux in this way. > > >Any ideas please? > > >Kind regards, > > >Julian > > > Bit more info if it helps: > > Distro: Xandros 3.0 OCE > boot using LILO > selected menu item (Xandros) > then I get: > > BIOS data check successful > Uncompressing Linux... OK, booting the kernel > audit(1143836280.4294966570.0): initialized > Using /modules/splashFXmod.ko > Using /modules/mbcache.ko > Using /modules/ide-disk.ko > Using /modules/ext2.ko > sh: error opening /proc/software_suspend/do_resume: No such file or > directory > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on > unknown-block(3, 8) > > Please bear in mind I have no idea what most of that means, I've just > copied it off the screen of the laptop in the hope someone can explain > how the heck to get my system back (preferably without reinstalling as > the Cardbus config to get the wireless up and running is a total > *nightmare* > > Kind regards, > > Julian Any suggestions, please? I really don't want to have to reinstall Linux *again*, which regrettably I've found to be required more often than Windows! Kind regards, Julian - -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFELkvQjs/5IBdCO1ERAmOlAJ9lTTWqABzKeQMm/MAR3oNKGVBKTACfVl8H iV5aiDXtsTHcmLkg16zD9gA= =/1BL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html