Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ3 not booting

[Andy Brown <andy.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<snip>
> I have a RAQ3 that took a power hit.  Sits on
> 'Booting' forever.  I connected via the console port
> and after a considerable amount of time it tells me it
> can't recover /DEV/HDA4 and to login and run fsck
> manually.  I put in the root password and get the
> following prompt:
>
> (Repair Filesystem) 1
>
> I tried to run fsck from there but it doesn't work.
> What is the prompt asking for here?
</snip>

Ouch! Definately invest in a ups/power stabiliser, its worth the cash in the 
long-run as the PSU's aren't good when it comes to spikes!

Anyway, the /dev/hda4 is the /home partition on your device.
When you boot using console, put the root pwd in as you say, then type:
/sbin/fsck -V -r /dev/hda4

It should then run and prompt you on the errors, generally keep hitting Y 
until its done.

Hopefully it'll fix things, send it through a reboot and it'll start up.

Regards,
Andy
andy@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.raqpak.com/