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Use of mkfs Command on RAID-enabled Linux Computer May Cause Data Loss

RAID (Redundant Array or Independent Disks) devices are the virtual devices that are created from more than one real block devices. It enables multiple devices (generally hard drive) to be combined in single device to hold single file system. In Linux, MD... Read >
Author: mnkstllr

Root iNode Corruption Cause Data Loss in Linux

In Linux and other Unix-like operating system, you can detect and repair hard drive errors using fsck command. This command runs in 5 phases. In the first phase, it checks data blocks and their size while in second phase file and directory pathnames are c... Read >
Author: mnkstllr

Resolving “Mounting unchecked file system” Error in Linux

In Linux operating system, fsck is a useful utility that helps you to check file system integrity and fix the errors. It is helpful particularly in case of file system corruption, dirty system shutdown and operating system related issues. When improper sy... Read >
Author: mnkstllr

Rectifying “Superblock corrupted, run with -b 32768” Error in Linux

In Linux operating system, you can re-size the hard drive volumes with preservation of your critical data stored on the volume, using Gparted utility. It can also be used for creating, moving and removing hard drive volumes. In some situations, resizing t... Read >
Author: mnkstllr

Inaccessible Linux Partitions After Using mksf.ext3

mksf.ext3 is a Linux command that allows you to create a Linux file system (ext3), generally in a hard disk partition. When executing the command, you need to specify the device name the file system should reside on. The command creates the file system wi... Read >
Author: brad jerry

Resolving Linux Error ' reiserfs superblock cannot be found'

Linux file system is described by a special metadata structure, called Superblock. It defines different attributes, such as size of inode table, file system type, total size of file system, mount status, list of free data blocks and others. Linux maintain... Read >
Author: brad jerry

How to Resolve ‘Unable to resolve ‘LABEL=boot’ Linux Error?

Ext3 (or extended file system) is used as the default file system for many of the Linux distributions. Since it is a journaled file system, it removes the need of running file system check after you encounter unexpected system shutdown. It also supports o... Read >
Author: jonny defh

Protect Your Servers With the Best Data Recovery Tools

The entry of a virus, malfunctioning software or a plagued operating system may cost you some important files. Below is a narrowed down list of some helpful online data recovery tools, which you can use to retrieve your important files. TestDisk Te... Read >
Author: Len Jarosz

Power Outage and Linux File System Corruption

Linux is considered to be a relatively reliable operating system. But if crashes unexpectedly due to power outage or kernel bug, it can catch odds of getting corrupted. The next time when you restart your Linux-based system, fsck runs and automatically ch... Read >
Author: brad jerry

Linux Root Directory Issues

Linux Root directory is the initial point, from where the system starts looking for the files stored on the hard disk. Each file and folder that you store on your Linux-based system is marked under this root directory. It is denoted by '/'. The Linux root... Read >
Author: jonny defh

‘FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition…’ Linux Error and Recovery

Partitioning a Linux based hard drive means dividing it into many logical drives, each of which is considered as an independent disk. Linux supports different disk partitioning software such as cfdisk (curses based version of fdisk), parted (GNU partition... Read >
Author: brad jerry

‘/etc/init.d/rc exited outside the expected code flow’ Linux Error

The final step of Linux boot process is init process, which starts a system process defined in /etc/ initab file. init config file then directs the init process and the shell script /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit runs. Linux distros put some startup scripts in rc s... Read >
Author: jonny defh

“No root file system defined” Error in Linux

When you start your Linux computer, you might encounter the following error message during the boot process:"No root file system defined. Please correct this from the partitioning menu"Though it suggests you to correct this from partition menu, but you do... Read >
Author: brad jerry

What does Data Recovery Mean?

Data Recovery means recovering deleted, lost and inaccessible data from any storage media -, Floppy, Pen Drive. Data Recovery includes a number of things - photos which you have captured, E - mails which you have sent, project reports or assignments whic... Read >
Author: elfinruler

GRUB Error 15 in Linux

When you start a Linux system, BIOS first select the boot device and load the boot sector. Further, it looks to load the kernel image, after which the setup code runs to execute the Kernel. If your system is prompting that it can't find the kernel image, ... Read >
Author: jonny defh

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