On 2009-09-14 03:43 +0200, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2009-09-13 18:33, Steve Reilly wrote: >> Long Wind wrote: >>> I use etch, which resides at /dev/sda4 >>> how to check /dev/sda4 for errors? >>> >>> >> >> fsck /dev/yourdevice >> > > You can't fsck a mounted fs, and / is most certainly mounted. True. > Using a Live CD is the safest route... No need to fiddle with that, "shutdown -Fr now" should do the trick. Sven