From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Vladimir V. Saveliev" Subject: Re: Reiser FS will not boot after crash Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:33:27 +0400 Message-ID: <200609042333.27778.vs@namesys.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: reiserfs-list@namesys.com Cc: jmh5@nei.mv.com Hello On Monday 04 September 2006 23:26, jmh5@nei.mv.com wrote: > Hi, > > I am observing the following Reiser failure: > > I am trying to use camorama with a Creative WebCam Live spca5xx driver > (recently downloaded and compiled) . Camorama does not start and computer > freezes (no response to mouse, or keyboard. Can't change to terminal > window. > > Reset or pull plug leaves Knoppix 5.0.1-DVD unbootable: > > The actual message from GRUB is inconsistent filesystem?! From a boot > loader? after unclean shutdown journal reply is necessary to return reiserfs to consistent state. Maybe GRUB did not do that? > > The 'fix' is even stranger. I execute fsck.reiserfs from another OS > partition on the Knoppix 5.0.1-DVD partition (takes forever). Did fsck complete? What did it report? > Somehow > 'reading' the Knoppix filesystem 'fixes' whatever was preventing Knoppix > 5.0.1-DVD from booting. > fsck replayed the journal. Does camorama work now? If it still causes computer freeze - can you please install serial or network console and try to catch what does kernel output when it freezes. > I am curious what your comments and/or suggestions might be? > > regards to all Linuxers, > john