[svlug] Fedora Core 6 cloned with Ghost can't boot

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On 8/21/07, Johnny Johnny <hellolinux at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I have 20 DELL Optiplex 745 desktop computers,with identical
> hardware, that need dual-boot between Windows XP and Fedora Core 6
> installed. I successfully setup a model computer and then use Symantec
> Ghost to clone the rest of the computers. However, all the cloned
> computers display the following error message when booting up in Fedora Core
> 6. Windows XP works fine.
>
>
>
> How to resolve this problem? Thank you.
>
>
> Setup the model with Fedora as the base system with VMWare installed, then
> install XP in VMWare.  I think you can copy the model to the others as an
> ISO and be on your way.  I "think" so but haven't done it.  There may be an
> easier way.  VMWare allows you to share data and removes the need for
> dealing with dual boot.  Xen should also work but I haven't used it.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Be free and open,
>
> Paul Cubbage
>
> ...
>
> ...
>
> Setting up Logical Volume Management: 2 logical volume (s) in volume group
> "VolGroup00" now active
>             [OK]
>
> Checking filesystems
>
> /boot: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY
>    (i.e, without -a or -p options)
>             [FAILED]
>
> *** An error occurred during the file system check.
> *** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot
> *** when you leave the shell.
> Give root password for maintenance
> (or type Control-D to continue):
>
>
> ------------------------
> Here are the outputs of 'sudo fdisk -l'
>
> (Repair filesystem) 1 # sudo fdisk -l
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks      Id   System
> /dev/sda1               1                 8        64228+   de   Dell
> Utility
> /dev/sda2   *           9         10451    83883397+   7   HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda3           10452       10464      104422+   83   Linux
> /dev/sda4           10465       19452    72196110    f    W95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/sda5           10465       19452    72196078+  8e  Linux LVM
>
>
> -------------------------
> Here are the outputs of 'cat /etc/fstab'
>
> (Repair filesystem) 2 # cat /etc/fstab
> /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00  /           ext3                  defaults  1 1
> LABEL=/boot                  /boot        ext3                  defaults 1
> 2
> devpts                            /dev/pts   devpts  gid=5,mode=620   0 0
> tmpfs                              /dev/shm  tmpfs
> defaults 0 0
> proc                                /proc
>  proc                   defaults 0 0
> sysfs                               /sys       sysfs
> defaults 0 0
> /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01  swap     swap                defaults 0 0
>
>
> -------------------------
> Here is the Windows XP boot.ini file:
>
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
> C:\BOOTLINX.BIN="Linux"
>
>
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