From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 14 17:36:40 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95D4E16A400 for ; Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:36:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from teklimbu@wlink.com.np) Received: from smtp5.wlink.com.np (smtp5.wlink.com.np [202.79.32.52]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A671E13C481 for ; Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:36:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from teklimbu@wlink.com.np) Received: (qmail 381 invoked from network); 14 Jul 2007 17:36:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp2.wlink.com.np) (202.79.32.49) by 0 with SMTP; 14 Jul 2007 17:36:34 -0000 Received: (qmail 98436 invoked by uid 98); 14 Jul 2007 17:36:35 -0000 Received: from 202.79.38.83 by smtp2.wlink.com.np (envelope-from , uid 1010) with qmail-scanner-1.25 (clamdscan: 0.90.3/3492. Clear:RC:1(202.79.38.83):. Processed in 0.046134 secs); 14 Jul 2007 17:36:35 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: teklimbu@wlink.com.np via smtp2.wlink.com.np X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.25 (Clear:RC:1(202.79.38.83):. Processed in 0.046134 secs) Received: from 83-38.wlink.com.np (HELO [202.79.38.83]) by smtp2.wlink.com.np (qmail-smtpd) with SMTP; 14 Jul 2007 17:36:34 -0000 (Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:21:34 +0545) Message-ID: <46990985.8020002@wlink.com.np> Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:21:05 +0545 From: Tek Bahadur Limbu User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (Windows/20070509) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nikola Lecic References: <4697C8DA.60705@wlink.com.np> <200707132345.l6DNjRb2023407@eunet.yu> In-Reply-To: <200707132345.l6DNjRb2023407@eunet.yu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Check-By: smtp2.wlink.com.np Spam: No ; 0.3 / 7.0 X-Spam-Status-WL: No, hits=0.3 required=7.0 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:36:40 -0000 Nikola Lecic wrote: > On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:54 +0545 > Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Due to a power outage, my FreeBSD-6.1 (i386) machine got rebooted. >> However, upon reboot right after the initial startup menu, it simply >> hangs. >> >> I tried rebooting the machine several times but in vain. >> >> My Bios detects my hard drive. Also since I get the initial startup >> menu, something must be wrong or corrupted in the Boot loader. >> >> Can somebody point me or give me any hints about fixing this problem. >> I have really some information in my hard drive which I want to keep >> or restore. > > Hello Tek, > > The first thing I'd do is to download FreeSBIE (if you already don't > have it), boot from it and do some initial inspection of the main drive. > > Then you will probably collect some more data about status of file > systems etc. that will allow people from this list to share with you > much more useful advices than it's possible at the moment. Hi Nikola, Thank you for your tips. I will download the FreeSBIE live CD tomorrow and follow it up with your suggestions. One thing I find FreeBSD very fussy and sensitive in comparison to Linux OSes is that whenever there is an power outage, something wrong is bound to happen. Maybe, it was made to happen this way but living in here over the other side of the world, we do have to face power outages despite our best efforts. Thanking you... > > Nikola Lečić > > > -- With best regards and good wishes, Yours sincerely, Tek Bahadur Limbu (TAG/TDG Group) Jwl Systems Department Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. Jawalakhel, Nepal http://www.wlink.com.np