On 12/06/2010 10:15 PM, Les wrote: > Hi. > I am currently running FC12. I am working on upgrading my system and > going to a 64 bit system, because I know I have some issues in this > hardware (slowdowns, internet issues etc.) they have been niggling for a > few months now, and I have been gathering cpu bucks to replace it. So > first I wanted to run fsck to clean the disks, then do a backup, and > finally to replace the system and move to FC14 64 bit. First step did > not work. > > I have seen messages in the boot process indicating errors in the ATA1 > section, although the system appears to be working reasonably well > (given the niggling h/w errors I knew about). This is new. > > I wanted to run fsck, so I booted from the install disk for FC12 and > opted for the command line without mounting the disks. when I attempted > to run fsck for /dev/sda1 I received errors that the system could not > run on an LVM volume. How do I overcome this issue? And if LVM's > cannot be checked with fsck, how do I ensure that I do not generate > LVM's on the new installation of FC14 (sorry, I know that is two > questions...) I will send a separate question for the LVM/FC14 issue. > > Anyway, I could not capture the output message from the command prompt, > and wasn't bright enough to write it down. I will try it again if some > one needs the exact messages to help me. > > regards, > Les H > > The following is from the DMESG output: > [snip] What I've seen from your dmesg fragment only indicates severe hard drive failure. So, if you can recover any data from your drive(s), do it as soon as possible, then replace. My 2 cents. Best of luck, -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
