On Tue, 2002-04-02 at 15:20, Guy Zelck wrote: > Hi all, > > I share a disk with a M$ OS I seldom use. This disk holds a vfat32 > partition. > Since I nearly allways use my md8.1 and this partition is mounted > automatically it should be checked. > I don't think the rc.sysinit file takes this into account, it's to say > that this calls fsck via Fsck and fsck is a front end to a fs specific > checker, e.g. when dealing with an ext32 it will call fsck.ext2. > So in the case of our vfat fs it will search for fsck.vfat which doesn't > exist. > Now I looked around on my system and there is dosfsck which is what we need. > I could make a symlink 'ln -s /sbin/dosfsck /sbin/fsck.vfat' or edit > rc.sysinit to call dosfsck to make it work. > Is using dosfsck a good idea or is there a better (safer) alternative? > I we rely on M$'s OS to do the repairing we oblige ourselves to boot > into Windows after a lock-up. It's maybe safer but if it can be avoided ... > I'd like to hear from one of Mandrake's technicians what they think. > Civileme ... > > Thanks, > Guy.
While we are waiting for Civ to get here, I can put in that I've fixed problems with vfats with linux utils. Bad ones. I've done everything from the partitioning right up to the point where 98 gets installed with the linux utils. In fact, if you have XP and you put it on an NTFS partition, it's best (from what I understand) to do the NTFS creation with Linux, and then install XP afterwards. Otherwise, if the XP disks do the NTFS conversion, I've been given to understand that Linux can't properly access the partition. Not so if Linux creates it. As to fixing problems with vfats using Linux, I've done that, and it's saved my butt a few times, because offtimes the vfat filesystem can get so crapped that fixing it from scandisk(dos) is not a possibility. Unless you happen to have a dos bootdisk prepared. But even then, I've been surprised with the effectiveness and dependability of the Linux utils as compared to the native dos stuff. Fixing a vfat drive from inside linux (a truly unbiased/independent/seperate standpoint) has definite advantages. The only reason I stop short of using the adjective "superior" is because I haven't conducted rigorous tests to back that view up. YAWN (Yet Another Wooden Nickel), LX -- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5 Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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