[gentoo-user] running e2fsck pre-mount

[Maxim Wexler]

Hi group,

On an Asus netbook during boot after the line

*checking all filesystems

there'll be a message something like 'filesystem mounted 36 times
without being checked. Check forced' then something like '17.1%
non-contiguous' then a long delay. Then one of two things, either a
message saying 'errors fixed' or a forced reboot.

What does it mean 'without being checked' Does the boot process expect
a filesystem check, in this case e2fsck? Why should their be errors. I
shut the machine like this '#shutdown -h(or -r) now' Everything is
unmounted and the machine turns off without a glitch that I''m aware
of.

How can I run e2fsck on the drives *before* they are mounted, if that
is what is required here?

Maxim