KIMARIO FAWKES wrote:
I attempted to run ls -1 /etc/mtab, I got
ls: /etc/mtab: Input/output error ls: lsattr: No such file or directory
Worrying.
But that was "ls -l" not "ls -1" (minus lower case L, not number 1) and lsattr /etc/mtab no separate ls command.
I'd also run memtest (boot from the install CD and type in memtest at the first prompt) and (in Fedora), as root, smartctl -H /dev/hda
smartctl -l error /dev/hda
smartctl -t short /dev/hda which will do a low-level check on the disk: wait a minute for that to run, then do smartctl -l selftest /dev/hda to see the results.
That should check for hardware errors. Running touch /forcefsck and rebooting should (take a bit longer, but) make sure that the root filesystem is in good shape, too.
I would like to add the following if the OP decides to boot up using the rescue disk:
First: boot using: linux rescue
Second: type in: fdisk -l /dev/hda (or /dev/<where your Linux drive is> (replace the drive's location)
Third: run: fsck /dev/hda(replace with the partition # of EACH Linux partition).
Fourth: If you get no errors in the third step, reboot using the rescue disk and mount the file system.
Fifth: Check the files above. They should exist and be readable.
James McKenzie
