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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.

Mike.
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... somehow I have a feeling the hurting hasn't even begun yet
-- Bill, "The Terrible Thunderlizards"

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