[Bio-Linux] biolinux wont boot

[Jarrod Hadfield]

Hi Tim,

Sorry to bother you again.  For files in many directories I was  
getting the error "cannot stat"  and the final message on finishing  
was "tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors".  I'm guessing  
these files may be unbackupable?

Cheers,

Jarrod
On 11 Jun 2007, at 10:36, Tim Booth wrote:

> Hi Jarrod,
>
> The error "unable to read inode block" suggests to me that your  
> disk is
> failing.  The only other reason for getting a serious error like this
> out of the blue would be if the machine had lost power suddenly, but
> unless you know that has happened it is likely that you are going to
> need to replace the drive.
>
> The first thing to do is to boot from a recovery CD and take a  
> look.  I
> generally use Knoppix (knopper.net).  You'll need to download and  
> burn a
> CD image.
>
> The second thing is to see what data you can access from the  
> recovery CD
> and tar it up to somewhere safe like a network share or removable  
> disk.
>
> Then see which partition or partitions cannot be mounted via Knoppix.
> Once you have got any data you need off the good partitions, you  
> can try
> running fsck on the problem partitions.  Fsck may fail, or it may fix
> things completely, or it may work but you will still have problems
> reading the disk.  If things are fixed completely you should be  
> able to
> reboot back into Bio-Linux, but remember that your disk may still  
> be on
> the verge of packing in.
>
> If Knoppix can't fix the disk you will have to get a replacement disk
> from Dell and recover from the disaster recovery partition on the  
> second
> hard drive.  We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
>
> If you need and help with the above then give me a call on 018656 281
> 975.
>
> I'll copy this mail thread into the helpdesk system to keep track  
> of it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> TIM
>
> On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 10:18 +0100, Jarrod Hadfield wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've jsut got back from holiday, to find I ca no longer log onto my
>> biolinux machine.  I get the message 'fsck died with exit status 4"
>> I get prompted for the root password for maintenance, but get no joy
>> = "unable to read inode block".  As far as I'm aware, the only thing
>> that happened since I've been away, is that soemone tried to drag
>> some stuff off onto a USB  stick.  Could this be the cause of the
>> problem.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jarrod
>>
>>
>>
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> at CEH Oxford
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