Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:05:15 -0500 From: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> To: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: recover superblock Message-ID: <oprufd21f78ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <20030824154932.J397@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> References: <20030824192611.GA14668@brain.hadiko.de> <oprufcwxvv8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <20030824154932.J397@alpha.siliconlandmark.com>
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On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:53:26 -0400 (EDT), Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > >> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:26:11 +0200, Thomas Gutzler <giggel@hadiko.de> >> wrote: >> >> I have lost over 1,000 to 2,000 emails like three times when the Nvidia >> driver crashed and had to do the power off and on to get it boot to let >> the >> fsck background do the job. Yesterday, I CVSup'ed and did the buildworld >> to >> update my -CURRENT. I got panic and reboot; first time I see the same >> message above, 'softupdate inconsistency' and I had to ran fsck by >> manual. >> After that, I discovered that my /var/, /compat/linux/ and very little >> stuff in my home directory have been destroyed. I can't produce the >> panic >> anymore so can't really give any help that much now; it was only panic >> at >> once for unknown reason. >> >> Just want to add in here that you aren't only person in here. > > I don't have a solution for you, but I have some sound advice: Don't run > critical systems on -current. I consider email to fall in that > category... I am pretty aware of it and I don't care of those are lost because I always backup my personal stuff daily. I run everything in bleed edge such as - CURRENT, Gnome 2.4, VIM-cvs and etc, so I know my risk. Cheers, Mezz > Regards, > >> Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant > >> Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/ > -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.
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