Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-20 Thread Ruben de Groot
> Erik Norgaard wrote: > > > >Ok, maybe I didn't make myself clear: I wish to protect my filesystem > >against corruption in case of a crash such that it will boot. > > > >- How can I configure my system to reduce the probability that a crash > >will cause file system inconsistencies that require

Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-20 Thread Sebastian Seidl
Erik Norgaard wrote: Roland Smith wrote: On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 09:59:32AM +0200, Erik Norgaard wrote: Thanks, I couldn't decipher these GEOM_LABEL messages, nice to know that I can stop worrying. But for future incidents, the second question remains: 1. How do I best protect my system from

Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-20 Thread Erik Norgaard
Roland Smith wrote: On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 09:59:32AM +0200, Erik Norgaard wrote: Thanks, I couldn't decipher these GEOM_LABEL messages, nice to know that I can stop worrying. But for future incidents, the second question remains: 1. How do I best protect my system from disk errors in case of

Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-19 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Roland Smith writes: >> Is there a FBSD crash guide? > > Not that I know of. The only guidance that really matter would be "make sure > you have backed up critical data". No need for elaborate guides. :-) Any data that isn't securely backed up, including offsite, isn't really important to you.

Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-19 Thread Roland Smith
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 09:59:32AM +0200, Erik Norgaard wrote: > Thanks, I couldn't decipher these GEOM_LABEL messages, nice to know that > I can stop worrying. But for future incidents, the second question remains: > > 1. How do I best protect my system from disk errors in case of a crash? One

Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-19 Thread Erik Norgaard
Roland Smith wrote: On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 09:30:15AM +0200, Erik Norgaard wrote: The problem is that I have no idea which files were affected. So, now some questions: First, how do I determine which files were corrupted? And how do I recover these files? From what you have shown it is i

Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-18 Thread Al Plant
Erik Norgaard wrote: Hi: I woke op to a crash this morning after a powerfailure, and now dmesg shows this: WARNING: / was not properly dismounted GEOM_LABEL: Label ufsid/442f8ac1c0db9af2 removed. GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad6s1a is ufsid/442f8ac1c0db9af2. GEOM_LABEL: Label ufsid/442f8ac5

Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-18 Thread Roland Smith
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 09:30:15AM +0200, Erik Norgaard wrote: > Hi: > > I woke op to a crash this morning after a powerfailure, and now dmesg > shows this: > > WARNING: / was not properly dismounted > GEOM_LABEL: Label ufsid/442f8ac1c0db9af2 removed. > GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad6s1a is

Re: Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-18 Thread Ruben de Groot
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 09:30:15AM +0200, Erik Norgaard typed: > Hi: > > I woke op to a crash this morning after a powerfailure, and now dmesg > shows this: > > WARNING: / was not properly dismounted > GEOM_LABEL: Label ufsid/442f8ac1c0db9af2 removed. > GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad6s1a is u

Recovering files after a crash

2009-08-18 Thread Erik Norgaard
Hi: I woke op to a crash this morning after a powerfailure, and now dmesg shows this: WARNING: / was not properly dismounted GEOM_LABEL: Label ufsid/442f8ac1c0db9af2 removed. GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad6s1a is ufsid/442f8ac1c0db9af2. GEOM_LABEL: Label ufsid/442f8ac5a7fa5dda removed. GEOM