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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] fsck won't work if ac cord not attached?!
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:02:22
Message-Id: 20091130000110.01725eb8@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] fsck won't work if ac cord not attached?! by Maxim Wexler
1 On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:08:56 -0700, Maxim Wexler wrote:
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3 > > You say "Chaos ensues" ... in what way? Further errors, failure to
4 > > boot, file system corruption, or...? The problem isn't likely rooted
5 > > in the fact that it doesn't run an fsck when the system's booting on
6 > > battery, but rather that you have some more pressing problem that
7 > > should be addressed.
8 >
9 > /var and /home fail to mount with predictable consequences.
10
11 That's not caused by fsck not running, on most boots it doesn't run
12 anyway, just looks to see if it's due o be run. If those filesystems
13 won't mount without being fscked first, there is something wrong with
14 them and they need to be fixed.
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17 --
18 Neil Bothwick
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20 I am in total control, but don't tell my wife.

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