Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:31:47 -0700 From: Dan Ferris <dan@usrsbin.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fsck inadequacies Message-ID: <41A7CAF3.10701@usrsbin.com> In-Reply-To: <41A7B95F.9090507@rogers.com> References: <41A7B95F.9090507@rogers.com>
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Do you have soft updates enabled? If not, you may want to reenable them next time you go up there. Mardoc Inc wrote: > I run a FreeBSD system at a remote site. It costs me over $4000 to > visit the site (northern arctic). > It, along with some other equipment, runs off 2 x 50 kW diesel generators > which are swapped by a mechanic once per week. The swap-over takes > less than a minute. The computer runs > off a UPS, which easily holds its charge during the swap. > But, unlike the other windows systems that run up there, the FreeBSD > system seems incredibly > prone to disk corruption. Often the system will not reboot, and hangs > while it asks for a file check. > I can't do that remotely - it has to be a person. > I frequently need to run fsck, and that does not always work. It is hard > to instruct a diesel mechanic on such matters from such a distance. > "fsck -y" > usually does not work either. > > Is there any way I can make the disk a bit less sensitive? e.g. some > clever additional > command when I mount it in the fstab file which says "don't be too > fussy - boot up even > if I don't feel that well'. > It seems someone only needs to sneeeze and it goes into panic mode. I > would happily live with the odd > corrupt disk track or so if it means I can keep it running and at > least be able to access > it remotely. Please don't advise me to be more careful and get a > better power supply etc - > it simply is not possible. This is a very remote site, the humidity is > low, static electricity > is always a problem. > thanks > > Wayne Hocking > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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