Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:25:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Spike Gronim <spork@cncn.com> To: Matthew Taylor <connecte@sprynet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Something in the way she boots... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980415162503.243D-100000@pigstuy> In-Reply-To: <3534B64D.73874ABF@sprynet.com>
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On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Matthew Taylor wrote: > I get a warning that I don't really understand on boot right after the > devices get detected/loaded: > > WARNING: / was not properly dismounted > > What the heck is this? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > It means the computer did not shut down the file system properly. Are you just turning off the power, or are you typing "shutdown -h now" (or similar) to stop the machine? Just flipping the power switch is a good way to frag your filesystems. -Spike Gronim spork@cncn.com "Hacker, n: One who hacks real good" --Computer Contradictionary To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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