Thanks Also, if they are gone, is there a way to at least fix the problem of Linux 'thinking' the files are still there? i.e. even if the data is gone, I can't write a file of the same name in that directory
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Henry House > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] File Access Question > > > On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 12:29:54PM -0700, Andy Campbell wrote: > [...] > > Anyway, after the filesystem check, I go to the directory where I was > > working and some files are not accessible. I get Input/Output > errors when I > > ls the files or when I try to access them at all. But evidently they are > > still there. > > > > I come to your help now because one file is my source code, and it would > > really be delightful if I could get it back. I really do not > want to lose > > the significant development I have done since my last file > backup. I figured > > someone on this list who knows more about the Linux filesystem > than I do may > > know what's going on and how I may get my precious file back. > > > > Any advice? > > I am running RT-Linux 3.1 which has patched a 2.4.4 kernel, > operating under > > mandrake 8.1... > > Look in /lost+found. There is a chance that the data may be > there. Otherwise, > you are out of luck; the file was not written to disk and so went > away with > the power cycle. > > I recommend that you compile your kernel with the magic sysrq key enabled. > (Sysrq is the same as printscreen.) This provides a some > keystrokes that can > usually sync the disk and reboot even if the kernel is otherwise > unresponsive. See Documentation/sysrq.txt in the Linux kernel > source tree for > the details. > > You might also consider a journaling filesystem, such as ext3. > > -- > Henry House > The unintelligible text that may follow is a digital signature. > See <http://hajhouse.org/pgp> for information. My OpenPGP key: > <http://hajhouse.org/hajhouse.asc>. > > _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
