From: marcf@nexus.yorku.ca (Marc G Fournier) Subject: Re: EXT2FS FAQ (Was Re: A ton of questions) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1993 01:03:40 GMT
wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) writes:
>marcf@nexus.yorku.ca (Marc G Fournier) writes:
>> What is the best way to do an (e2)fsck on the root file system?
>>my understanding is that the best way to do it on any file system is unmounted,
>>but of course you can't unmount the root file system :)
>Of course you can! Just boot using a floppy as the root filesystem,
>then run fsck on the unmounted hard disk partition.
okay...how do you create a root file system on a floppy? my
kernel is on a floppy...but I take it that that doesn't count, eh?
I know with the SLS that there is a 'kernel' diskette (A1)
and a file system(?) diskette A2, but how to create that A2 diskette?
thanks loads...
marc