Help Needed On A Major None Rebooting System!!!

Question

After I updated my system (167 package ) I can't boot up my system again, I get lots and lots of error that flashes by on my screen, here is some of the error I was able to write down.
/sbin/splash:  line 36: /lib/splash/cache/gensplash.log: Read-only file system
/sbin/splash: line 265: gensplash-getmode: command not found
grep: /proc/mounts: No such file or directory
xmd error (pid 1103): Can't create /lock pid file /var/run/xdm.pid cannot be opened
INIT id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT id "c6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
INIT: No more processes left on this runlevel
Then I trying to shut it down with ctrl+alt+del and I get the following msg:
shutdown: /dev/initctl: No such file or directory
I would really appricaitate some help cause my other option would be to reinstall my arch and would'nt that be a shame
Last edited by hudson (2007-07-21 12:08:40)

Answer 1

You could possibly try booting into single user mode.  At the Grub splash screen, hit 'e' to edit the grub config line, then hit 'e' on the line that begins with 'kernel', all you have to do is add a '1' to the end of that line.  Then hit 'enter' and then 'b' to boot.
Once you boot, you will be asked for the root password, enter it, and you should get a shell.  First thing I'd do is turn off XDM for now, until we figure out what the problem is.  Also, it seems like you are trying to use a splash screen?  If you could disable that somehow, and see if your system works after that.
Aha!  Check this thread -> http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=34648  It appears that gensplashutils has been replaced with gensplash, and initscripts-gensplash has been removed.  Update your system like dtw says on that post, and see if that works.