From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Jun 6 22:56: 7 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E72937B5CA for ; Tue, 6 Jun 2000 22:56:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rd64pro@pacbell.net) Received: from ryan ([207.212.134.233]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.2000.01.05.12.18.p9) with SMTP id <0FVR0049SSGPAP@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net> for newbies@freebsd.org; Tue, 6 Jun 2000 22:55:38 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 22:44:26 -0700 From: Ryan Subject: Re: /: write failed, file system is full To: Daniel Killingsworth Cc: newbies@freebsd.org Reply-To: Ryan Message-id: <000b01bfd043$714fbaa0$e986d4cf@pacbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.3825.400 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01BFD008.C4B6E6E0" X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.3825.400 References: <20000607014516.80789.qmail@hotmail.com> <393DB6E5.67D0CB18@cstone.net> X-Priority: 3 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BFD008.C4B6E6E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Dan, I had this same problem about a week after I initially installed = FreeBSD. It turned out that my root directory (i.e. / ) was full. During = the installation, when you arrange partitions/slices/etc, I accepted = FreeBSD's defaults. / ended up being fairly small (yet efficient if kept = clean). Well, one of the first things I did after installing was = recompile the kernel to add sound support for my SBLive! and clean out = some of the unused stuff. After you compile a kernel, the old one is = left behind on / just in case you can't boot to the new one. Well, = between this extra kernel and a few other things on /, it managed to = exceed 100% capacity. Anyway, use 'df' to take a look at the state of your slices. Without = arguments, this will list the default info for /; /usr; /var; /proc; and = I think your swap (Not in FBSD right now, so I can't confirm all of = them). It tells you the total capacity, bytes used, percentage used, = etc.=20 If you've compiled a new kernel and everything is working as expected, = you may want to trash the old one, or at least move it into /usr/local = or something.=20 A hint that this may be the case is the first part of the error = message (i.e. "/: write failed...")=20 Hope this helps! Ryan Daniel Killingsworth wrote: > I keep getting this error and am unsure what could be causing it. = Could > anyone shed some light on where I mught begin to look? > > /: write failed, file system is full > > Thanks, > > /Dan > = ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at = http://www.hotmail.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BFD008.C4B6E6E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Dan,
 
I had this same problem about a = week after I=20 initially installed FreeBSD. It turned out that my root directory = (i.e. /=20 ) was full. During the installation, when you arrange = partitions/slices/etc, I=20 accepted FreeBSD's defaults. / ended up being fairly small (yet = efficient if=20 kept clean). Well, one of the first things I did after installing was=20 recompile the kernel to add sound support for my SBLive! and clean out = some of=20 the unused stuff. After you compile a kernel, the old one is left = behind on /=20 just in case you can't boot to the new one. Well, between this extra = kernel=20 and a few other things on /, it managed to exceed 100% = capacity.
 
Anyway, use 'df' to take a look at = the state=20 of your slices. Without arguments, this will list the default info for = /;=20 /usr; /var; /proc; and I think your swap (Not in FBSD right now, so I = can't=20 confirm all of them). It tells you the total capacity, bytes used, = percentage=20 used, etc.
 
If you've compiled a new kernel = and everything=20 is working as expected, you may want to trash the old one, or at least = move it=20 into /usr/local or something.
 
A hint that this may be the case = is the first=20 part of the error message (i.e. "/: write failed...")
 
Hope this helps!
 
Ryan



Daniel = Killingsworth=20 wrote:

> I keep getting this error and am unsure what could = be=20 causing it. Could
> anyone shed some light on  where I = mught begin=20 to look?
>
> /: write failed, file system is = full
>
>=20 Thanks,
>
> /Dan
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