Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 23:40:43 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: vas@vas.tsu.tomsk.su Cc: brian@awfulhak.org (Brian Somers), questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: root directory is not a multiple of the clustersize in length Message-ID: <199706222240.XAA10842@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 23 Jun 1997 01:26:54 %2B0800." <199706221726.BAA12267@vas.tomsk.su>
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> Brian Somers wrote: > > > > I got the sinister message: > > > > > > mountmsdosfs(): Warning: root directory is not a multiple of the clustersize > > > in length > > > > > > when I tried to > > > > > > mount -t msdos /dev/fd0.720 /mnt/diska > > > > > > Weird, isn't it? Should I be afraid of it? > > > > Be afraid. Be *very* *very* afraid. When this error comes from > > mounting a DOS hard drive partitiion, it's a prelude to FreeBSD > > sh**ing all over your disks - and not just the DOS ones ! > > I know about it. The reason I am asking this question here is that I get > this message when I mount a floppy. It is not about a hard drive. Er, ok then, Be worried. Be *very* *very* worried :-/ I've not seen this with a floppy, but I'd worry. > -- > Victor Sudakov > http://www.tomsk.su/r/persons/vas.htm -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org> <http://www.awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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