[aclug-L] Re: Linux Question!!

["gLaNDix" <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

this isn't a solution for your problem, but it could save you from pending
headaches...  when i build a new kernel, i ALWAYS keep the last working
build in my /boot dir and create 2 symbolic links...  "linux" which points
to the new kernel, and "old" which points to the older one...  that way, i
never have to edit my lilo.conf file and it saves me a step...

did you try "linux 1" at the lilo prompt?  iirc, it tells you the
filesystems are mounted ro, but it gives you a command to remount the drives
rw...  worth a shot...  : ^ )

g'luck!
gLaNDix



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mohammad Islam" <sohel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 1:27 PM
Subject: [aclug-L] Linux Question!!


> Hi all,
>
> I have a question about Caldera OPenLinux. At work we installed Caldera
> Openlinux 2.4 (Kernel 2.2.14)
> The machine has two Qlogic Fibre Chanel Host adapter cards. We
> downloaded the source for the driver (The Qlogic website said its for
> RedHat 6.0/6.1) and compiled it. Now when we rebotted the machine..the
> kernel tried to load the module for the qlogic cards and come up with
> kernel panic...and no root prompt. I was able to pass an argument to
> lilo (Linux init=/etc/sh) which dropped me to a shell prompt. Now i
> wanted to edit a file called "default" (in /etc/modules directory) but
> was unable to do so cz the filesystem was mounted read-only.
>
> My question is: how can i mount the filesystem as read-write so that i
> can edit the above mentioned file?(This file has the names of default
> modules/drivers that i wanna load at boot time...by commenting out the
> qlogic module, i can tell the kernel not to load it at boot time..and
> can boot the machine normally)
>
> I tried mount -v -t ex2fs /dev/hda1 / ..didnt work. I got an error that
> the filesystem ex2fs is not supported by the lernel.
>
> Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mohammed.
>
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