Messages in this thread | | | From | (Miquel van Smoorenburg) | Subject | Re: Ext2fs speed ups | Date | 19 Aug 1999 01:10:42 +0200 |
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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. -- ... somehow I have a feeling the hurting hasn't even begun yet -- Bill, "The Terrible Thunderlizards"
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