Dpup +fsck for ext3 partition

[ndujoe1]

How does one go about invoking a file system check after a certain number of boots in dpup like puppy 1.08rl used to do?

[dejan555]

Not sure how would you go after certain number of boots automatically but for invoking fsck on boot put pfix=fsck on kernel line in menu.lst maybe you could write two menu.lst and make script to swap them after x boots otherwise needs initrd hack. except there's some boot option i don't know.

[don922]

frugal install of Puppy 4.12 retro using the Lin'N'Win dual booting with Win 98

@dejan555:

I have tried your suggestion (above) and I cannot tell if fsck is running during boot.

Here is a copy of the pertinent portion of the menu.lst

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title Puppy Linux 412retro fsck

rootnoverify (hd0,0)

kernel (hd0,0)/puppy412retro/vmlinuz pfix=fsck.vfat PMEDIA=idehd PDEV1=hda1 psubdir=puppy412retro psubok=TRUE

initrd (hd0,0)/puppy412retro/initrd.gz

boot

When this menu.lst option is selected puppy boots fine, but I can't tell if fsck is run.

Does this look right? Any suggestions?

[Patriot]

Hmmm .....

........
kernel (hd0,0)/puppy412retro/vmlinuz pfix=fsck.vfat PMEDIA=idehd PDEV1=hda1 psubdir=puppy412retro psubok=TRUE
........

FYI, fsck only checks for ext2 filesystem on puppy412, example:

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kernel (hd0,0)/puppy412retro/vmlinuz pmedia=idehd pdev1=hda1 psubdir=puppy412retro pfix=fsck

BTW, psubok is available only on puppy4.2.x ...

Alternatively, if you wish to have your filesystem to cleanly unmount on shutdowns, kindly take a peek here. I'm still considering a couple of ways to complement the clean unmount with improper shutdown and max check auto-fsck ...


Rgds

[don922]

FYI, fsck only checks for ext2 filesystem on puppy412

What is happening in the console when I run:

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# fsck /mnt/home/puppy412retro/pup_save-412retro.2fs
fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007)
e2fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007)
/mnt/home/puppy412retro/pup_save-412retro.2fs: clean, 2188/65536 files, 72494/262144 blocks

So to make sure the pup_save.2fs is error free before I back it up I have to boot into a different puppy and manually run fsck:

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# fsck.vfat -v /mnt/home/puppy412retro/pup_save-412retro.2fs
dosfsck 2.11 (12 Mar 2005)
dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN
Logical sector size is zero.

What are these lines telling me? If anything...

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dosfsck 2.11 (12 Mar 2005)
dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN
Logical sector size is zero.

BTW I have eliminated psubok from the menu.lst entry for puppy 412. Thanks for the advice.

[Patriot]

Hmmm .....

So to make sure the pup_save.2fs is error free before I back it up I have to boot into a different puppy and manually run fsck: ...

It depends. If without pfix=fsck then (usually) yes. If with pfix=fsck then (usually) no.

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# fsck.vfat -v /mnt/home/puppy412retro/pup_save-412retro.2fs
dosfsck 2.11 (12 Mar 2005)
dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN
Logical sector size is zero.

The pup_save-412retro.2fs is an ext2 filesystem stored in folder \puppy412retro within a FAT32 filesystem .... So, the fsck is for your *.2fs savefile, not for your FAT32 win98lite system .....

To check your savefile, example:

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e2fsck -v /mnt/home/puppy412retro/pup_save-412retro.2fs
-or-
e2fsck -av /mnt/home/puppy412retro/pup_save-412retro.2fs

(Hint: The fsck is done in initrd but fsck.vfat is not available there .... fsck.vfat is only available after puppy is fully loaded.)


Rgds

[don922]

@ Patriot: I was editing my previous post while you were responding -- you beat me with your answer.

I think that you have made this clearer to me, but I still am kind of lost...............

For now I am going to use your suggested:

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kernel (hd0,0)/puppy412retro/vmlinuz pmedia=idehd pdev1=hda1 psubdir=puppy412retro pfix=fsck

Thank you again for your help..............

[cthisbear]

A Mr Thicky question.

I had 2 comps yesterday playing up.

I used Falcons Boot disk and typed in

chkdsk /f c:

Which ran perfectly and fixed one comp...shutdown took forever

and the other >> Acer laptop...which wouldn't let me
delete some folders in XP..Puppy..or Hirens.

Chkdsk always worries me though.
If the drive is IFFY it might die...to my way of thinking.

So can I do anything in Puppy...similar for Fat32 or NTFS ?

Great win rescue tools...even the mini = 47 megs.

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5283510 ... s_9.9__ERD

Mini Falcon.

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5373232 ... _Kon-Boot_

Chris.