From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 23 21:26:52 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id VAA05466 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 23 Nov 1997 21:26:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from howie.sns.org (howie.sns.org [207.219.216.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id VAA05456 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 1997 21:26:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from amsc@wwonline.com) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19971124002759.0068e4d4@wwonline.com> X-Sender: amsc@wwonline.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 00:27:59 -0500 To: questions@freebsd.org From: Dan Subject: HELP: Filesystem Check Failed... HELP! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Greetings everyone! A user was trying to compile an application on one of our boxes and it dumped core... (Sig 12, from ping... vmem page wasn't there..) The system locked up and when the user couldn't start a new telnet session they called in and remote cycled the power. On boot up the message says: Swapon: /dev/wd2s1b: No such file or directory Automatic Reboot in Progress... /dev/rwd0a: Clean, 20017 free (49 frags, 2496 bl, 0.2% frag) /dev/wd0s1f: no such file or directory Can't stat /dev/wd0s1f Automatic filesystem check failed... help! Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh: I checked FSTAB, everything seems to be in order.. I tried to fsck by hand but again it says that theres no such file or directory. It looks like the special slices are gone from the /dev directory. I tried to make MAKEDEV to fix things but I'm missing essential commands.. I am going to copy the needed files to floppy and try again. Am I on the right track? I would appreciate any help! Please email directly at amsc@wwonline.com Dan amsc@wwonline.com