Subject: Re: problem with fsck_ffs
To: Thorsten Frueauf <frueauf@ira.uka.de>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fredb@fb.sa.enteract.com>
List: current-users
Date: 04/18/1998 01:56:19
On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, Thorsten Frueauf wrote:

> FREE BLK COUNT(S) WRONG IN SUPERBLK
> SALVAGE? yes
> 
> BLK(S) MISSING IN BIT MAPS
> SALVAGE? yes
> 
> SUMMARY INFORMATION BAD
> SALVAGE? yes
> 
> now fsck_ffs dumped core without fixing the fs. I was able to get a mountable
> partition (/usr in this case) with answering "no" to above questions, but
> each time I will reboot the machine I get the same problem.

I seem to remember a warning somewhere, that fsck will choke and die on
trying to fix certain problems if it doesn't have any swap space.  That
would normally be the case when it's started by "rc." Perhaps you could
try `swapctl -A ; fsck -p' from single user mode.