Re: ooops

[awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> do stuff... anyhow mine seems to have... here's my new problem... i'm 
no
> longer concerned about getting the proper screen resolution (cause 
that's
> less important now) than i am about getting Linux to display again... 
it
> does nice and fine as it boots up, no problems until the login 
screen... CLI
> logon is there for a split second and then nothing but this little 
clicking
> sound... more like a miniature *pop* every few seconds... 2

You ran an X setup utility?  The "pop" is your monitor trying to sync
every time X attempts to start the display because the config is
screwed.

> Ctrl-Alt-Delete's later and i get more CLI going through the reboot 
stage...
> little error message, (and i quote): "error writing to file 
/etc/mtab.tmp :
> insufficient space" or something like that, i tried to write it down, 
but it

Uuu, fun.  Your system is all one paritition?  I'd wager xdm-error.log 
file has 
filled the file system.

> moves fast... and before you ask let me tell you, i tried to switch to
> another terminal via Ctrl-Alt-F(n) (with n of course being a number 
either
> 1-7) and voila, an amazing black screen... also i dual-boot this 
system and

Ok, when you get the "lilo:" prompt enter "linux single" and see what 
happens.

> right now am writing an e-mail from the Win98 boot (seperate HDD's) 
any
> ideas? mayhaps i should reformat the drive again and install all over?

Stop re-intsalling!  This is a real operating system, that is NOT a 
solution.