On Sat, 2003-07-19 at 11:06, Bill Mullen wrote: > On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, R N dev wrote: > > > > tune2fs -j /dev/hda5 > > > > Can i do it without umounting my device? i read this before but i > > remenber someone who said to umount partition. > > TTBOMK, you need for the partition to be unmounted when you do this. > > Since it's your root filesystem, perhaps the best way to accomplish this > is to boot to the rescue system on MDK CD #1 (by hitting F1 at the first > splash screen, then typing "rescue" at the prompt), then choosing "Go to > console" at the ensuing menu, and running this command from there. > > Be aware that the true cause of the filesystem failing those periodic > checks has not yet been determined, and could well be due to one or more > of any number of factors, such as bad disks, bad or poorly connected > cabling, memory that is failing, or something else entirely. While this > may mask the symptoms of that problem, it doesn't really solve it.
Agreed. One question here would be. Every time it does the fsck does it "fix" the same problem. This would be an indicator of pending disk failure. James
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