Re: read only /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael S Sprague" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:38 PM
Subject: [gentoo-newbies] read only /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot


> I believe I followed the directions well enough during the partition setup
> process. The examples mention et2/3 as approprite types for the boot
> partition. I made it ext3 using mk2fs -j -L Boot /dev/hda1. I did this
from
> the command line after I had first partitioned the /dev/hda1 using cfdisk
> which came with the install cd.
>
> Using "dmesg" I see a message that:
> Directory 1 : bad FAT
> Filesystem panic (dev 03:01).
> FAT error
> File system has been set read-only

Looks like a bad cluster error. Are you setting up for dual boot?

> How can I determine if this is /dev/hda1? If so, perhaps the fist block is
> damaged on that drive.

If there are 2 drives, unplug the secondary and physically confirm /hda is
set as master - unless - your system uses cable select like some Compaqs do.
Otherwise try using the Linux fdisk instead of cfdisk; seems to be a bit
more effective for some reasons.

> This may be the reason it is set to read only filesystem?

A bad sector or a SMART failure warning (internal drive monitoring) could
cause this. You need to do a low level format which fdisk does. I don't know
if cfdisk does or even if it's capable of it.
>
> Michael S. Sprague
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