Thank you very much. With -f, fsck worked like a charm. (Confession: I didn't back the file system up first. Since jfs has been rock solid for me for years and is the only file system I ever use for data that is important to me, I thought I wasn't living too dangerously!)
Regards -- Bhaskar GT.M - Rock solid. Lightning fast. Secure. No compromises. On 10/14/2010 11:39 AM, Dave Kleikamp wrote: > On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 10:54 -0400, Bhaskar, K.S wrote: > > I searched the archives, and found only one meaningful thread. In that > > case, the user of the file system planned to reformat the partition. In > > my case, I want to recover the partition and continue using it. > > > > The jfs partition in question is the root partition of a Linux machine > > that took a hard power down. When I booted that partition, networking > > didn't work, and I determined the problem to be a State NFS file handle > > error with /etc/resolv.conf. I was unable to delete the file, and > > without /etc/resolv.conf, Linux (64-bit Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS current with > > patches) couldn't start networking. The information below is with the > > machine booted from an alternate partition, also 64-bit Ubuntu 10.04.1 > > LTS with jfsutils version 1.1.12-2.1 and the standard Linux kernel > > 2.6.32-25 from the distro. > > > > Thanks in advance for any and all help. > > -ESTALE probably isn't the best choice for an error code, since the > problem has nothing to do with NFS. > > Anyway, I would suggest backing up the filesystem, just to be safe, then > running "fsck -t jfs -f /dev/sda4". Without the -f, fsck sees that the > filesystem is marked clean and doesn't actually look for or correct any > errors. > > Shaggy > -- > Dave Kleikamp > IBM Linux Technology Center > _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _____________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb _______________________________________________ Jfs-discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jfs-discussion
