Paul Goyette wrote:
> If you're running a GENERIC kernel, try the GENERICSBC kernel; if you're
> already on GENERICSBC, change to GENERIC.  Those messages, plus the
> strange `ls -l' output, are symptoms of a disk drive that doesn't like
> your current SCSI driver.
> 
> On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Neumann, Matthew C wrote:
> 
> > Finally, I tried to shutdown, but I got "permission denied".  Why does
> > /sbin/shutdown show up as b--S--S---- on an ls -l?
> > 
> > Whew.  Anybody seen problems like this before?  Should I try to install
> > again?

btw, you should definitely reinstall after switching kernels.  your
current filesystem is most likely completely hosed :-(

later.

colin