roland drake wrote:
>.... After entering mount /dev/sd0a ,I
>immediately received the following message: /dev/sd0a: file system not clean
>(fs_flags=20); please fsck(8). According to the online instructions, it
>indicated that errors about checking the filesystem would occur. I then
>retyped the vi /etc/rc.conf, [and got a kernel panic]
Next time you boot up, *before* you mount /dev/sd0a, type the
following command:
fsck /dev/sd0a
This will most likely spit out lots of arcane messages, asking
you whether you want to fix each one. Reply "y" to each -- if
this seems like it's going on forever, press Ctrl-C (hold down
the "control" key and then press "C"). This will stop fsck. Then,
type this:
fsck -y /dev/sd0a
This automatically fixes anything it finds. I've also found that
when an fsck turns up a bunch of problems, it doesn't always fix
everything. So when it finishes, run it again (same command).
Do it until it tells you it hasn't found any problems -- you'll
always get some info about how big the partition is, number of
files, and so on. This is normal.
Once you've done all that, then try mount /dev/sd0a and
vi /etc/rc.conf. If you still get a panic, you have other
issues.
--
Larry Kollar, Senior Technical Writer, Arris
If a cable modem is caught in an SNMP trap,
will it chew off its coax to get free?
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