Slackware Boot Problem

[deadly7]

Ok, so I reinstalled LInux today because I screwed it up.
Now during boot, after it loads kernel and stuff, it checks the filesystem and there's a problem with the filesystem.
It says somethinga bout ext2, but I picked my type as ext3.  It goes into single-user mode.  Wtf?

[Newby]

IIRC, ext3 is just ext2 with journaling.

[Sidoh]

IIRC, ext3 is just ext2 with journaling.

YRCIB.

( You remember correctly, I believe )

[Eric]

fsck.

[Joe]

YRCNWMBBQ

You remember correctly. Now, where's my barbeque?

[deadly7]

Ok.  Now help me.

[rabbit]

YRCNWMBBQ

You remember correctly. Now, where's my barbeque?

That post is entirely useless.  Never post unless you're going to answer a question or respond to something.

@deadly: do what I did: reinstall.

[deadly7]

Yeah, that's what I was doing.
I logged in as root when it prompted me in single-user mode and tried the following command:
e2fsck -v- y /dev/hda2
And it said my disk was clean.  So I tried it with fsck and forced it
e2fsck -v -f /dev/hda2
and it still didn't work.

Edit: So does anyone know how/why this happened?

[MyndFyre]

@deadly: do what I did: reinstall.

And you guys say Windows sucks because an easy way to fix problems is to reinstall.  PSH I say. PSSHHHHH!

[rabbit]

I found it easier to reinstall after a broken install at first.

[deadly7]

@deadly: do what I did: reinstall.

And you guys say Windows sucks because an easy way to fix problems is to reinstall.  PSH I say. PSSHHHHH!

When I installed Windows on my other computer it didn't even boot and give me a chance to fix things.  Windows.. loading.. Windows.. BSOD BITCH GEE FUCKING GEE.

[deadly7]

Anyways, I figured out the problem: BAD SECTORS ON TEH HARD DRIVE.
Solution: When formatting, do a slow format!