Re: tlug: Cleanly unmounting devices

[Jonathan Byrne - 3Web <jq@example.com>]

On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Gavin Walker wrote:

>Every time I start up Linux I'm getting a series of messages that say
>"device XXXX was not cleanly unmounted - check forced", where XXXX is

I've experienced this, too.  I don't have a fix, but my workaround is to
either use reboot -n, then wait until it gets to the POST and
drop power (although I do not, as a rule, turn off my computers)or to
use a keyboard reboot (which is trapped and starts the reboot -n boot
sequence) and then drop power during the POST.

With either of these workaround, the disks are unmounted cleanly and
bootup is normal.

Jonathan Byrne
Media and Content Section
3Web - Your Internet Solution! <URL:http://www.threeweb.ad.jp/index.en.html>

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