On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:32:00 -0400 Angelo Bertolli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How can I force it to do a bad block check on reboot and not just a > regular fsck? Where do I put the -c option (e2fsck)? Is this really something that would be desirable? It seems to me that if you think checking for bad blocks is needed it would be worth the effort of booting from a mini distrobution on CD or floppy and run the check from there. I don't see any option in the fsck man page for doing a bad block check. Unless you want to hack on init scripts (checkfs.sh and checkroot.sh) to use the filesystem specific stuff directly with the options you want I don't see a way. I see that the badblocks man page has a big fat warning: Normally, badblocks will refuse to do a read/write or a non-destructive test on a device which is mounted, since either can cause the system to potentially crash and/or damage the filesystem even if it is mounted read-only. This can be overridden using the -f flag, but should almost never be used --- if you think you're smarter than the badblocks program, you almost certainly aren't. The only time when this option might be safe to use is if the /etc/mtab file is incorrect, and the device really isn't mounted. Later, Seeker -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
