RE: [wlug] boot problems

OK, on digging a little further, /dev/hda1 is type 0x7 which is NTFS. That's almost certainly not your root partition, so I'll change my advice.

Boot a live CD and find out where your root partition really is. Mount it rw and edit the grub or lilo config appropriately (and reinstall lilo if that's what you use) and THEN the box should boot normally.

I'll change your advice a little too. Bring the computer to the meeting next Monday and have someone show you how to do it. :) Craig