Re: filesystem problem

Garett Spencley (gspen@home.com)
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 14:41:24 -0400 (EDT)

> Checking root filesystem /dev/hda5 contains a file system with errors,
> check forced.
> /dev/hda5
> Unattached inode 198516
>
> /dev/hda5: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. (ie., without
> -a or -p options)
>
> Can someone please tell me how to use fsck to fix this
> filesystem problem? Also if you know of a better place to
> post such questions (kernel development list hardly seems
> appropriate) would you please tell me where.

# fsck /dev/hda5

Visit www.kernelnewbies.org for a place to go for these kinds of
questions. It's an irc channel with people that can help out with these
kinds of problems.

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