On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 03:11:04PM +0530, Rohit came up with:
$#> >
$#> > /dev/hda5 maximal count reached check forced
$#> >
$#> > and the system waits for a few minutes
$#>
$#> fsck is checking your machine's data storage on the HDD as you actually turned
$#> the power off while the system was running.
$#> Always press ctrl-alt-del to reboot the Linux system and wait till the machine
$#> actually reboots with a "beep". Only then turn the power off.
Actually no. The message says mounting of file system /dev/hda5 has
reached a limit after which it has to be checked. Moreover, issuing a
halt command is a better way to shutdown.
--manas
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