Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:48:49 -0800 (PST) From: stheg olloydson <stheg_olloydson@yahoo.com> To: mardoc-inc@rogers.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: fsck inadequacies Message-ID: <20041126234849.17693.qmail@web53908.mail.yahoo.com>
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it was said: >But, unlike the other windows systems that run up there, the FreeBSD >system seems incredibly >prone to disk corruption. Often the system will not reboot, and hangs >while it asks for a file check. >I can't do that remotely - it has to be a person. > I frequently need to run fsck, and that does not always work. It is >hard >to instruct a diesel mechanic on such matters from such a distance. >"fsck -y" > usually does not work either. > >It seems someone only needs to sneeeze and it goes into panic mode. I >would happily live with the odd >corrupt disk track or so if it means I can keep it running and at least >be able to access >it remotely. Please don't advise me to be more careful and get a better >power supply etc - >it simply is not possible. This is a very remote site, the humidity is >low, static electricity >is always a problem. > >thanks > >Wayne Hocking Hello, What I would do is redirect the console on the troublesome box to a serial port and cable that a reliable box. Also, this behaviour is not normal. Ship a system up there, have someone hook it up, and then transfer the data over. HTH, Stheg __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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