Avahi daemon failed in a dual-boot computer

[pellem]

Hi all,

I work with a computer that has dual-boot and one disk that has been partitioned (in two, I believe). Login by default is Windows XP, but I can choose Fedora.

Today, login with Fedora did not work, and I stumbled upon a "Avahi daemon failed" message, after an "apparently normal" shutdown yesterday. Problem is very similar to this one described here : http://giuliopepe.blogspot.com/2009/...ring-boot.html

I have found a few solutions, notably on this forum, but I can`t seem to make it work because of the dual boot.

One solution was to open the computer with a ubuntu CD. I did this, but problem is I only see the Windows partition, not the Linux partition.

Various solutions turn around freeing space (lack of space is known for crushing the avahi daemon) or turning avahi daemon off, but I can`t type those commands with the dual boot. Before Fedora kicks in, I have only access to a limited number of commands (GRUB menu), and after Fedora kicks in and fails, I get at some point a command line that starts with local loginhost but whatever I write, the computer does not react.

I have an extremely important deadline for Monday. Actually, if I could have access to the files, and copy it to an external disk, I would be fine.

Thanks folks.

Marc

---------- Post added at 11:57 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 06:33 PM CST ----------

Quick update...

I downloaded the Fedora CD Live, and was able to download the files from the terminal to an external disk, before all things break loose!!

Thanks Stevea. i sure will give it a try.

[stevea]

Use the Fedora install disk in "rescue" mode.
Default Fedora installs use LVM which most distros do not handle.

Alternatively tell grub to boot fedora in single user more (add a "1" or "single" to the grub kernel arg line.
Then disable avahi and reboot normally.

[jagansporty]

hai

avahi-daemon is a sys service

as stevea said you can go into the single user and the remove some files by using "rm" command
to create space which solves the problem of avahi-daemon.

then reboot and can successfully login

[sej7278]

why do the fedora devs insist of turning on all of these useless services by default?

i mean they still enable ISDN by default - wtf?!

i'm sure most people go and chkconfig off most of the services on firstboot.