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divisionmd · Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 592

Hello,

What tools can i use to repair the save file?

I know this command: e2fck %savefile%

But are there other commands?

Also except checking the save file - what command can i use to check the disk?

Thanks for help,

Best regards,
Johan

Sylvander · Posted: Thu 25 Aug 2011, 05:50 Post subject:

1. I run a "live" Puppy from a CD-RW disk.
(a) If I suspect the host partition_file_system [of my primary Puppy = the one I'm using = hereafter known as the 1st Puppy] has become corrupted...
Perhaps by powering off improperly. [I may have been forced to do it]
Here's what I do:

(b) Reboot to a 2nd Puppy that doesn't use the pupsave of the 1st Puppy...
It's essential that it uses a different pupsave on a different partition.
I have at least one pupsave on a Flash Drive, when I normally use pupsaves on an internal HDD.
Then...
Use GParted to "check" [scan & fix] the UNMOUNTED host partition_file_system of the 1st Puppy.

(c) May even delete the existing pupsave of the 1st Puppy, and restore a recently made backup copy made when all was well with the 1st Puppy.
If I don't bother to do this restore [because I figure it isn't necessary?], I then complete step 2 below.

2. Then I reboot the 1st Puppy, and at the 5-sec delay during boot, I enter the command:
puppy pfix=fsck
This makes the Puppy check the Linux filesystem inside the pupsave of this 1st Puppy, and after that completes the Puppy continues to load.

divisionmd · Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 592

Many thanks sylvander- will follow instructions and test this.

Did not know i could use gparted to check the disks.

Best Regards,
Johan

rhadon · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 1228 Location: Germany

Just 2 additional notes.

For Sylvander's description 1.(b):
No need for a save file. It's only important that the partition you want to check isn't mounted.

You can also use e2fsck or fsck, like

Sylvander · Posted: Fri 26 Aug 2011, 07:09 Post subject:

1. "No need for a save file. It's only important that the partition you want to check isn't mounted."
Quite so! Very Happy

(a) I toyed with the idea of saying so in my 1st post, but decided to keep it short, because...

(b) Personally, I prefer to use a full Puppy using a pupsave.
I always have at least one suitable puppy available that doesn't have its pupsave with the others on the internal HDD partition.
So there's no need for me to use the following command at the 5-second pause during startup:
puppy pfix=ram
So that no pupsave will be used.
And therefore no partition mounted.