Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:43:26 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: <lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fsck gave up on me! Message-ID: <44bqabibc1.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <BAY105-F237BE2B2EC8C7E021F462D838D0@phx.gbl> (lawrence petrykanyn's message of "Fri\, 02 Nov 2007 21\:39\:15 %2B0000") References: <BAY105-F237BE2B2EC8C7E021F462D838D0@phx.gbl>
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<lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca> writes: > Hi, > I have been using FreeBSD 6.2 for a couple of months now with no major > snags. Until now. I did a portupgrade this morning and afterwards, > when I logged in as a user into Gnome, my desktop was missing most of > the programs (Accessories, System Tools, etc.). > I rebooted the machine and "that other" terminal screen came up > (Single User?) and I was prompted to "run fsck manually" so I did so. > Well, fsck gave up on me. I have no idea what happened or why. Can > anyone help me understand what is going on with my machine and any > possible actions I can take to resolve this? > > > Script started on Fri Nov 2 17:13:22 2007 > You have mail. > root# fscd[Kk > ** /dev/ad1s1a (NO WRITE) > ** Last Mounted on / > ** Root file system > ** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes > CANNOT READ BLK: 524544 > CONTINUE? [yn] y > THE FOLLOWING DISK SECTORS COULD NOT BE READ: 524544, > ** Phase 2 - Check Pathnames > ** Phase 3 - Check Connectivity > ** Phase 4 - Check Reference Counts > ** Phase 5 - Check Cyl groups > CANNOT READ BLK: 524544 > CONTINUE? [yn] y > THE FOLLOWING DISK SECTORS COULD NOT BE READ: 524544, > CG 2: BAD MAGIC NUMBER > FREE BLK COUNT(S) WRONG IN SUPERBLK > SALVAGE? no > SUMMARY INFORMATION BAD > SALVAGE? no > fsck: /dev/ad1s1a: Segmentation fault: 11 > kirkwood# exit > exit > Script done on Fri Nov 2 17:14:23 2007 Either your disk is going bad or you have been extraordinarily unlucky to lose a critical sector. Try to run manufacturer's diagnostic tools on it; failing that, you could try smartmontools (which, I guess, you would need to boot and run from other media, like a CD).
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