> In article <cistron.f7bbca72.24ec8f3e@aol.com>, <Smc659@aol.com> wrote:
> >Anyone have any ways to speed up ext2fs, especially the checking? Sometimes
> >working on beta kernels forces lockups and I dont get to unmount properly...
>
> Enable magic sysrq support (under "kernel hacking" in the config). It
> enables you to forcibly unmount filesystems and reboot cleanly when
> your system hangs. Yesterday I even posted a patch to do this through
> a serial console.
>
That's not always the case. Magic SysRq doesn't always work after the
kernel's crashed for whatever reason.
-- Mike <rickettm@ox.compsoc.net>I love dogs, but I hate Chihuahuas. A Chihuahua isn't a dog. It's a rat with a thyroid problem.
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