From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 27 00:31:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00B8E16A4CE for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:31:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bravo.usrsbin.com (bravo.usrsbin.com [68.165.134.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A87F643D41 for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:31:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dan@usrsbin.com) Received: from localhost.usrsbin.com (localhost.usrsbin.com [127.0.0.1]) by reinject.usrsbin.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 1D77554F9 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:31:52 -0700 (MST) Received: from localhost (localhost.usrsbin.com [127.0.0.1]) by reinject.usrsbin.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06C6954F6 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:31:47 -0700 (MST) Received: from bravo.usrsbin.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (bravo.usrsbin.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 57368-10 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:31:46 -0700 (MST) Received: from [192.168.253.2] (fw.usrsbin.com [68.165.134.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by bravo.usrsbin.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AE1754A1 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:31:46 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <41A7CAF3.10701@usrsbin.com> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:31:47 -0700 From: Dan Ferris User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (Windows/20040913) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org References: <41A7B95F.9090507@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <41A7B95F.9090507@rogers.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at usrsbin.com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.1 (2004-10-22) on bravo.usrsbin.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=ham version=3.0.1 Subject: Re: fsck inadequacies X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: dan@usrsbin.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:31:53 -0000 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" > >