On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, Loki wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Today, while loading Linux, I got the following message:
> "/dev/hda5 has reached maximal mount count, check forced"
> (hda5 - is my Linux EXT2 partition)
>
> Could someone, please, explain, what does this mean ?
>
> ...and also what is "x% non-contiguous", which appeares
> aafter the checking ?
>
> Best regards,
> Loki
The forced check happens every so often. I can't remember if it's every ten
boots for sure, but I think it is. The purpose of this is to ensure that your
harddrives get a routine checkup. It is nothing to worry about. This is a Good
Thing (tm). Check out "man fsck".
As for the non-contiguous, it refers to disk fragmentation. This happens with
any file system (though FAT is one of the worst). Any values below 10% should
be ignored, but I wouldn't start worrying until it hits 15%. The fragmentation
of your more active drives will be higher. /tmp and /var partitions can have
higher fragmentations.
Again, see "man fsck"
--
Arandir...
