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From: Andreas Dilger <adilger@turbolinux.com>
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Subject: Re: apparent file corruption on 2.4.2
In-Reply-To: <3AA001DC.C11B688D@staffnet.com> from Wade Hampton at "Mar 2, 2001
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To: Wade Hampton <whampton@staffnet.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:05:15 -0700 (MST)
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Wade Hampton writes:
> I can't move, delete, or do anything with these files.  I tried 
> chattr, touch, etc. and the only thing I can do is change the 
> access date with touch.
> 
> b--sr-s--t    1 1769209956 1852796526 116, 101 May 29  2023
>               /binold/hostname
> 
> prwxr-x--T    1 2232483836 2312881283        0 Mar  1 22:41 
>               /dev/dsp
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas.  I can live with one messed up file 
> in /binold, but I can't live with a messed up /dev/dsp.  I 
> really don't want the Microsoft solution (reload)....

You could always rename /dev to /devold, copy the rest of your
device files back, and run "mknod /dev/dsp c 14 3" to recreate
/dev/dsp.

You probably need to boot using a rescue floppy (tomsrtbt if
needed), and run debugfs to delete them.  It is strange
that you can't even delete these files.  Sometimes there is a
problem with files > 2GB in size, but there should be no
problems with block special or pipes.  What sort of errors do
you get, and is there anything in syslog?

Cheers, Andreas
-- 
Andreas Dilger  \ "If a man ate a pound of pasta and a pound of antipasto,
                 \  would they cancel out, leaving him still hungry?"
http://www-mddsp.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/adilger/               -- Dogbert
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