Filesystem problem !!!

Filesystem problem !!!

Post by Miguel L » Fri, 15 Aug 1997 04:00:00



Hi all !!

        Since I installed Linux 2.0.0 ( Slackware Dec'96) I noticed that
everytime a filesystem check was forced messages like this appeared:

        "Deleted inode N has zero dtime" where N is a number and the inode
numbers where always the same ones.

        Last week when I booted my box I noticed that the filesystem was
mounted readonly due to a kernel panic related to a filesystem error. I
had to use a rescue disk and use e2fsck and everything was fine again. But
yesterday it happened again and I'm starting to think that my hardisk is
getting tired and is going to "die" soon.

        What do you think I should do ???? Any help would be appreciated

        Thanks in advance and reply aldo via email if posiible

        Miguel L.

 
 
 

Filesystem problem !!!

Post by Frank Sweetse » Fri, 15 Aug 1997 04:00:00



> Hi all !!

>    Since I installed Linux 2.0.0 ( Slackware Dec'96) I noticed that
> everytime a filesystem check was forced messages like this appeared:

>    "Deleted inode N has zero dtime" where N is a number and the inode
> numbers where always the same ones.

Don't worry about this - this means that a file was opened, deleted, and
then the processes holding the file open died without closing the file.
This is a little sloppy on the programs part,  but not a big deal.

Quote:

>    Last week when I booted my box I noticed that the filesystem was
> mounted readonly due to a kernel panic related to a filesystem error. I
> had to use a rescue disk and use e2fsck and everything was fine again. But
> yesterday it happened again and I'm starting to think that my hardisk is
> getting tired and is going to "die" soon.

>    What do you think I should do ???? Any help would be appreciated

This, on the other hand, could be a problem.  You might want tothink about
getting a new drive soon - and make sure your backups are current!

--
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