[H-GEN] I don't understand this.

[Robert Kearey]

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Ewan Edwards wrote:

> I have a RH73 box that has developed some sort of filesystem error on 
> /dev/hda5 such that at boot time a filesystem check is automatically started.  
> Unfortunately, the check only gets 4.5% through before a kernel panic with a 
> message something about not handling a null pointer reference.

[snip]

Boot from a CD into resuce mode using

linux rescue

Choose find and mount partitions, umount and fsck as appropriate, once 
fixed, update kernel.

Season to taste.

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Rob K - Ich mag Chips mit brauner Soße
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