boot message: Failed to mount filesystem 1

[RebYoel]

SCO 6.0 Full message:
UX: vxfs fsck: ERROR illegal option - - a
UX: vxfs fsck: TO Fix: usage: fsck (etc)...
Failed to mound /d filesystem

I can fix the filesystem in the 'filesystem manager' and mount it. Fine. Then, on the next reboot, it gives the same ERROR.

I can't seem to fix the /d filesystem in a permanent way. Any hints as to what to do now?


It used to work for years.(until a power loss)

 

[Annihilannic]

What are the contents of /etc/fstab (I think that's what it's called on SCO... it's been a while)?

Annihilannic.

 

[edfair]

On an earlier version one way to fix the problem was to remove the filesystem then install it again.

That cleared any problems associated with the auto mount.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[RebYoel]

Annihilannic: Thanks for your response. I do not see any file /etc/fstab in this SCO 6.0.

The strange thing: it will mount from the "SCO filesystem manager" even without the filesystem checking and fixing process.

Below is a copy of the boot log when this occurs. The first 4 lines contain the failed filesystem command.
___________________________________________________________
UX:vxfs fsck: ERROR: Illegal option -- a
UX:vxfs fsck: TO FIX: usage: fsck [-F vxfs] [generic options] [-o full,nolog] special
Failed to mount /d filesystem

fsstat: /dev/dsk/c0b0t0d0p1s4 okay
Mounted /u filesystem
System auditing is not enabled.
Print services started.
add net default: gateway 192.168.2.1
Starting TCP services: prngd inetd snmpd sshd

PowerChute Plus for Unix, v4.2.2: Copyright 1995, American Power Conversion

Starting NFS services: exportfs nfsd biod mountd statd lockd bootparamd pcnfsd
Starting apache ... done.
/etc/rc2.d/S95docview start: httpd started
Start FACETWIN LICENSE server
Start FACETWIN WINS server
Start FACETWIN BROWSER server
All FacetWin servers started.
cups: started scheduler.
Starting MONETRA: [OK]
UX:modadmin: INFO: Module eqn loaded, ID = 68
UX:modadmin: INFO: Module eqnlp loaded, ID = 70
UX:modadmin: INFO: Module eqnt loaded, ID = 71
_______________________________________________________

Thanks for any ideas or hints to the solution.


EQNX: Logged at Wed Jun 11 21:26:01 2008
EQNX: device name update completed

 

[RebYoel]

Ed Fair: Thanks for your suggestion. I could try this idea later tonight when the system is off line.

 

[PHV]

What is the content of /etc/default/filesys ?

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[RebYoel]

PHV: here is the /etc/default/filesys section that is relevent to this filesystem /d mounting error:

bdev=/dev/dsk/c0b0t0d0p1s3 cdev= \
mountdir=/d mount=yes fstyp=vxfs \
fsck=yes fsckflags="-y -ofull" \
fcmount=yes fcfsck=yes \
mntopts=rw

Any suggestions are really appreciated.

 

[PHV]

I'd replace this:
fcfsck=yes
with this:
rcfsck=dirty

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[PHV]

Anyway, I'd apply the MP3:
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver6/600/mp/osr600mp3/

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886