I copied kernel 2.2.13 over 2.2.11 using W98. Then ArmedLinux said there errors. I copied back the old kernel and restarted again. BUT still said there were errors and stopped at the bash. SOOO I typed: fsck / This worked away for a while AND, now I have no HD, or particians or nuthin! What have I done . . .??? Is there a way to undo what I did. P150/32RAM/W98SE-ArmedLinux/D-Link NIC John.

Oh Dear :-( That was very very stupid of you. I bet you were logged in as user ROOT too!! What you've done, is you've just destroyed all the data on the drive. fsck / is supposed to check the data integrety on the drive, but it can only do this, if the root of your drive (/) IS MOUNTED READ-ONLY....so, what you SHOULD have done, was the following: 1. init 6 2. At the Lilo prompt, type: linux root=/dev/hdxx init=/bin/bash ro (replacing "hdxx" with the device that your main linux partition is on... Then, when you are at the shell, type: fsck -f / This will run a check on your drive. If there are any inodes that are "bad", they will be put in the directory: "/Lost+Found" The only way to undo your error is to replace the MBR -- I suggest a complete re-install....sorry! Hope That Helps, --Thomas Adam

Indeed it does . . . Thank-You! I managed to get back up in record time and am now having trouble getting my NIC to work. I tried a compiled rtl8139.o but it was the wrong version. I use kernel 2.2.11 and have noidea of how to upgrade the whole kernel. That's how it screwed it up last time. I got a zillion error messages. Can one find modules scattered all over Linux? Is there a generic dir for them? The search flies by so fast I can't make note of where they are. I found some at /lib/modules/2.2.11/net 3c501.o 3c503.o 3c505.o 3c509.o 3c515.o 8390.o dummy.o tulip.o lance.o *rtl8139.o The last entry is bright yellow while the others blend in. How can I do this? Thanks, John.

man i think that u have spend 5 times more time on fixing your box than reinstalling a fresh copy. it is hard to say good bye to a box u love but next time make tests on a different box

I still wouldn't have rtl8139.o :( Could you help me with that? To compile a new kernel or the above module to 2.2.11 ? In general terms? Not just how your dist works? This ArmedLinux seems to store files in different places that other distros. Thanks, John.