It might also be worth getting the HDD manufacturers diagnostics and see if the disk is 100% also. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Technomage wrote: > I would use a live cd to check that one. you may have a severe enough file > corruption that using even single user mode might encounter problems. after > you check and certify the system disc has no problems, I would start testing > the networking hardware using the same disc. if it runs into problems, you > may have to replace hardware (if a surge made it through the protector, then > its likely your supply is flaky and the MB may have also taken the hit ). > > I have had to deal with this scenario more often than once. When a Power > strip surge protector finally buys it, it tends to leave your system exposed > for a brief period of time during the surge that blew to the protector. This > can have unanticipated effects on your hardware. > > anyway, I hope its nothing more serious that an easily corrected filesystem. > > > > On 7/26/10 11:38 AM, Bryan O'Neal wrote: >> >> So I run a fedora based server in my house. Recently I had the local >> surge suppressor tip out and drop all my boxes. The server had wired >> problems ever since. I can not log into a local X session (it hangs >> trying to load a desktop) and I can not read files from the samba >> server (I can see the files but not access them). I can login over ssh >> and all the files are there.  So I was thinking I would just run a >> quick fsck and see what turned up before doing a tar and export of the >> files and a wipe and rebuild of the server. >> However this is where I ran into trouble. i can get into single user >> mode no problem but I can not unmount the main partition? umount >> /de/VolGroup00/LogVol100 -f just returns - I am way to busy. But the >> only things I can see running are disk and council related related >> processes. lsof returns the stranded stuff /, /sbin/, /dev/counsole/, >> proc[#]/exe/, etc. >> >> But I do see lib64/ld-2.9.so, /lib64/libc-2.9.so, >> /usr/lib64/libplybootsplash.so.2.0.0,  and >> /usr/lib64/libpng12.s0.0.37.0 as well - not sure why those files are >> open in single user mode - but in any case I can not umount the volume >> with -f so I can fschk.ext3 it Suggestions? >> >> And yes the drive is encrypted using the red hat / fedora standard >> encryption. This is why I used fedora at the time and not cent OS for >> this server, it made drive encryption very easy and reliable. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss