Run fsck from the boot prompt

[dsavage at peaknet.net]

On Tuesday June 1, 2004 at 12:52pm "Mark Haney"
mark.haney at doctordirectory.com> wrote:
> is there a way to run a fsck from the boot prompt?  I have a machine here
> that is pretty well FUBAR, I can't even get it to a CLI to run fsck.  Any
> ideas?

Mark,

Have you tried bringing it up in single user mode? Grab GRUB's attention
at boot time and append a " 1" or " single" to the "kernel
/vmlinuz-2.4..." line, then let the boot continue. If this doesn't work,
try again with " emergency". If THAT doesn't work, try CD #1 or the Rescue
CD.

Good luck...

--Doc
Robert G. (Doc) Savage, BSE(EE), CISSP, RHCE | Fairview Heights, IL
Fedora Core 1 kernel 2.4.22-1.2188.nptl on P-III/M IBM Thinkpad A22p
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