Re: [Question] Harddisk Error!!!
On Sunday 14 April 2002 10:40 pm, Alvin Oga wrote:
> hi ya axacheng
>
> > fileserver:/# e2fsck -v -y /dev/hda
> > bash: /sbin/e2fsck: Input/output error
>
> you cannot run e2fsck on a "disk"... you need to run e2fsck on
> ext2 partitions
> e2fsck /dev/hda1
> e2fsck /dev/hda2 ...
>
> NOTE... do NOT run e2sck on your mounted "root partition"
> ( read the warnings you would be getting especially root
> partition...
>
> ( ie... dont do -v -y in your example.... or you'd
> ( be creating major problems on your machines
>
> the error messages may be real or self-induced mis-leading errors...
>
> if you do NOT have any of those seek errors in your logs, than
> i'd not worry about your disk yet ...
>
> am assuming that there are no such warnings other than
> on Mar 15 03:09.... which is exactly the same time you rand the
> erroneous e2fsck command
>
> if yu do have tons of these error at all times of the day and nights
> than you have a dying disks...
> - copy off all your data to a new backup disks
>
> - start replacing the ide cables and wiggle it and see
> if there is good connections or shorts or other whacky stuff
>
can you indicate some point of reference to justify that claim? my system
runs e2fsck by default after every 20 bootups, and i've yet to notice any
damage due to that.
ben
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