I used 'fsck /' and the errors are fixed. Millions of thanks to all of you :) >From: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> >To: yan bai <annie_bai@hotmail.com> >CC: sct@redhat.com, ext3-users@redhat.com >Subject: Re: How To Fix Duplication Block Error? >Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 00:32:58 -0400 > >On Thu, May 16, 2002 at 02:43:17AM +0000, yan bai wrote: > > >> some error messages are as the following: > > >> /////////BEGIN ERROR MESSAGE > > >> checking root filesystem > > >> /:Duplicate blocks found... invoking duplicate block passes > > >> Pass1B: Rescan for duplicate/bad blocks > > >> /:Duplicate/bad blocks in inode 52:/: 1661/: > > >> /:Duplicate/bad blocks in inode 53:/: 1662/: > > >> /:Duplicate/bad blocks in inode 71:/: 1662/: > > >> /:Duplicate/bad blocks in inode 74:/: 1661/: > > >> > > >> /:Pass1C: Scan directories for inodes with duplicate blocks > > >> /:Pass1D: Reconciling duplicate blocks > > >> /:(There are 4 inodes containing duplicate/bad blocks) > > >> /:File /root/.gnome/session(inode#74.) has 1 duplicate block(s), >shared > > >with > > >> 1 file(s) > > >> /: /root/panel.d/default/Applet_4.desktop (inode#52) > > >> ////////END OF ERROR MESSAGE > > > > I tried to use fsck under the root, but I was told I should use boot > > instead of directories. so I used the disk to boot into rescue mode, >which > > gave a shell prompt as sh-2.04, the following is what I tried and the > > message I got. > > > > sh-2.04# fsck /dev/sda1 <ENTER> > > parallelizing fsck version 1.19 (13-Jul-2000) > > e2fsck 1.19 13-Jul-2000 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > > /boot:clean, 27/14056 files, 5616/56190 blocks > ^^^^^ > >You aren't checking the right partition. /dev/sda1 is the /boot >partition. You need to check the '/', or root partition. I don't >know what your partition layout is, /dev/sda1 clearly isn't right. >Maybe /dev/sda2? > >You were told to use devices, not directory names, by the way. > >You may want to pick up an intro Linux system administration book. >"Linux for Dummies" isn't a bad intro-level text, although there are >many good books out there who can help up newcomers get up to speed to >Linux. > > - Ted _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
