question marks show when doing ll

abylin1 · 01-10-2008, 10:33 AM

Hello,

I did an "ll" and this is what I see:

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 10 09:55 lost+found
?------ ? ? ? ? ? mount

What are the question marks about?

Thanks,
Mimi

Tinkster · 01-10-2008, 04:37 PM

Most likely some fs corruption. What file-system is that on?
Can you stat the file?

Cheers,
Tink

abylin1 · 01-11-2008, 07:44 AM

Hello,

Since I'm a newbie, I'm assuming you meant for me to do a stat -f <filename>. ?? The FS type is ext3. When I did the stat -f filename command, I got this:
stat: cannot read file system information for '<filename>': Input/output error

I also tried removing the file (if that's what it is), and I get this error:
rm: cannot lstat '<name>': Input/output error

Then if I try to remove it using rmdir <name>, I get this error:
rmdir: '<name>': Not a directory

How do I get rid of it??

Thank you

Tinkster · 01-11-2008, 01:18 PM

The input/output error is a worry. Chances are there's bad
hardware involved. Can you check the output of dmesg after
you try the rm (again)?

Cheers,
Tink

abylin1 · 01-11-2008, 01:46 PM

Hi Tink,

Nothing in dmesg after trying the rm command again.

MM

Tinkster · 01-11-2008, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abylin1

Hi Tink,

Nothing in dmesg after trying the rm command again.

MM

But you're still getting the input/output error when doing it?

abylin1 · 01-11-2008, 03:29 PM

Yes, I am.

Emerson · 01-11-2008, 03:58 PM

I'd boot from some LiveCD and run fsck on that filesystem.

abylin1 · 01-15-2008, 02:45 PM

I did a rm -f <name> and that force-removed it.

Tinkster · 01-15-2008, 02:54 PM

And the fsck from a live-CD? A forced removal of an unwanted file is certainly OK,
but I'd be concerned about the data integrity none the less...

Cheers,
Tink