Re: how to check root file system?

2009-09-14 Thread m.Pcy
Tim Tebbit wrote: > > Long Wind wrote: > > I use etch, which resides at /dev/sda4 > > how to check /dev/sda4 for errors? > > > fsck from liveCD > or > shutdown -rF which will fsck on its way back up. Or $ touch /forcefsck && reboot > > Are you experiencing errors? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: how to check root file system?

2009-09-14 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-09-14 01:32, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2009-09-14 03:43 +0200, Ron Johnson wrote: [snip] Using a Live CD is the safest route... No need to fiddle with that, "shutdown -Fr now" should do the trick. But the boot continues. Probably just a personal foible, but I like to be able to do

Re: how to check root file system?

2009-09-13 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-09-14 03:43 +0200, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2009-09-13 18:33, Steve Reilly wrote: >> Long Wind wrote: >>> I use etch, which resides at /dev/sda4 >>> how to check /dev/sda4 for errors? >>> >>> >> >> fsck /dev/yourdevice >> > > You can't fsck a mounted fs, and / is most certainly mounted. Tr

Re: how to check root file system?

2009-09-13 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-09-13 18:33, Steve Reilly wrote: Long Wind wrote: I use etch, which resides at /dev/sda4 how to check /dev/sda4 for errors? fsck /dev/yourdevice You can't fsck a mounted fs, and / is most certainly mounted. Using a Live CD is the safest route... -- Brawndo's got what plants crav

Re: how to check root file system?

2009-09-13 Thread Steve Reilly
Long Wind wrote: > I use etch, which resides at /dev/sda4 > how to check /dev/sda4 for errors? > > fsck /dev/yourdevice -- Steve Reilly -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: how to check root file system?

2009-09-13 Thread Tim Tebbit
Long Wind wrote: > I use etch, which resides at /dev/sda4 > how to check /dev/sda4 for errors? fsck from liveCD or shutdown -rF which will fsck on its way back up. Are you experiencing errors? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

how to check root file system?

2009-09-13 Thread Long Wind
I use etch, which resides at /dev/sda4 how to check /dev/sda4 for errors? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org