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Re: 177GB ext3 partition fscked (aes256)
Peter_22@xxxxxx wrote:
> My aes256 partition again:
> After MPlayer freezed and I had to make a reset fsck ruined my SuSE
> installation. One hour later SuSE 9.1 64-bit plus loop-aes were ready again.
> This time I checked that data partition with fsck -f -v /dev/loop4 and saw
> horrible things:-(
> Fsck truncates files and folders. My 80gb dvdrip folder seems to be gone
> forever. I made such experiences bevor, but why does this happend? Ext2 is
> said to be "rock solid", isn´t it? Loop-aes says something about wirte cache
> on harddisks. Which command deactivates harddisk caching? Is it helpfull to
> add a "sync" in /etc/fstab for each harddisk partition?
> What about other filesystems? Some people here use xfs or jfs. Are these
> more resistant to hang ups / resets?
ext3 file system may be more resistant to unclean shutdowns than ext2.
For ATA disks, writeback cache can be turned off using
"hdparm -W 0 /dev/hda" and "hdparm -I /dev/hda" queries status.
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