Unattached Inode
Joshua Bergland
josh at mrj412.com
Mon Nov 19 19:14:52 CST 2001
If anyone is interested, IBM is running a really nice and in depth
series on Linux filesystems, the latest being ext3 ...
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-fs.html
Look on the right hand side in the Related Content box for links to the
other parts in the series (6 so far)
Josh Bergland
Brian Densmore wrote:
> Well, sometimes that happens. You need to boot the system, log in as
> root and run fsck (file system check). It will scan your harddrive,
> and fix the errors hopefully. It's interactive, so just follow along.
> If there is something seriously wrong the boot process will stop, dump
> you in single user mode and force you to run fsck.
>
>
>
> [jumps up on journaled file system soap box]
>
> This is why I recommend using ext3 or reiserfs. I have had my computer
> lock up or the power go off with this system and it comes up and says
> something like "oh, the computer went down and there were transactions
> outstanding, hold on while I fix that". That is the power of a real
> operating system something called "journaled file systems". There is
> the IBM jfs, reiserfs, ext3, and a few others. What they do is protect
> the system from crashes and unorderly shutdowns, by adding a new layer
> to the file system. They keep a "journal" of transactions and if
> something unusual happens, the file system isn't screwed up just maybe
> the journal. I don't know all the technical details, and this may not
> be 100% correct, but it should give you an idea of what the do.
> Someone else on the list may be able to explain it better.
>
> [steps of soap box]
>
>
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Joshua B. Derck [mailto:JOSH at nph.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, November 16, 2001 8:41 AM
> *To:* Brian Densmore
> *Subject:* RE: Unattached Inode
>
> My Machine was lock this morning I could not shut it down properly
> what do know
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Brian Densmore [mailto:DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, November 16, 2001 8:33 AM
> *To:* Joshua B. Derck
> *Cc:* KCLUG (E-mail)
> *Subject:* RE: Unattached Inode
>
> This is serious. You need to make sure you do an orderly
> shutdown before turning off your PC. Hopefully you already do.
> This is an indication that there is a problem with your file
> system. You need to run fsck "before you dot another i Mr.
> Cratchit"! I also recommend that you run one of the more
> robust file systems like ext3 or reiserfs. These help prevent
> these kinds of issues. You should also run fsck anytime your
> system goes down.
>
>
>
> Good luck,
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Joshua B. Derck [mailto:JOSH at nph.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, November 16, 2001 8:14 AM
> *To:* 'kclug at kclug.org'
> *Subject:* Unattached Inode
>
> */ Dose this sound fimilar to any one /*
>
>
>
> Joshua B. Derck
> IS Help Desk
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>
>
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