From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 24 13:06:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 632F116A4BF for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:06:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lakemtao05.cox.net (lakemtao05.cox.net [68.1.17.116]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E59A43FAF for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:06:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([68.103.32.11]) by lakemtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.04 201-253-122-130-104-20030726) with ESMTP id <20030824200612.UZJW13237.lakemtao05.cox.net@mezz.mezzweb.com>; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:06:12 -0400 Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:05:15 -0500 To: Andre Guibert de Bruet Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed References: <20030824192611.GA14668@brain.hadiko.de> <20030824154932.J397@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> From: Jeremy Messenger MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20030824154932.J397@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> User-Agent: Opera7.11/Linux M2 build 406 cc: FreeBSD Current Subject: Re: recover superblock X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:06:13 -0000 On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:53:26 -0400 (EDT), Andre Guibert de Bruet wrote: > > On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > >> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:26:11 +0200, Thomas Gutzler >> 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.