----- Original Message ---- > From: Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Sent: Tue, April 12, 2011 3:29:35 PM > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Can a forced volume check be interrupted? > > >> >> Probably, but why would you want to? it fixes any errors, and makes the > >>file > >> >> system relatively clean again so that things function well - and things > >>don't > >> >> get lost. > >> >> If you skip it, you risk data corruption on disk. > >> > > >> > That misses the point. I have rebooted sometimes just for a quick > >> > change, possibly to try a different kernel, and intending to reboot > >> > several times. Then whoops! it starts a long fsck scan, not to repair > >> > damage, but just because some counter went to zero. What a waste. > >> > > >> > It's like insisting on an oil change exactly every 3000 miles. No, > >> > sorry, I will wait until it is convenient for *me*, not the odometer. > >> > > >> > So his question is, once the fsck has started, can he ^C to bomb it > >> > off, or do anything else to skip what has started? > >> > >> Exactly. I couldn't get it to stop with ^C or i or I. > >> > > > > No. You can't. Nor do you want to at that point. > > Once it has started it really should run until completion otherwise you >really > > risk data corruption. > > If you want to stop it, you have to prevent it from starting in the first >place. > > Yeah, that can really be a drag. Last night my Gentoo HTPC checked > the 2TB drive for 2 hours when I rebooted after a movie we were > watching froze. >
As I said, if you are anticipating such a situation - or like the situation you are in - you can use the interactive boot or other methods to keep it from running to start with. That is your best bet, and your safest. Ben
