On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:07:20 -0700, Phil Meyer wrote: [...] > compare the numbers between: > > # cat /proc/partitions > > and the first column of: > > # df > > What might have happened long long ago and far far away, is that fdisk > incorrectly calculated the partition size. It has been known to do > that. > > Allot of the brand new Nokia N810s are shipping with this problem, due > to the manufacturer copying the disk image of a slightly different model > disk to the current one. > > If the partition sizes between those two commands do not match, then you > are at a trouble spot. You should not add any more data to that drive. > The symptoms described match exactly the symptoms of filling up a drive > with invalid partition sizes. It can work for years, as long as you > don't go above a certain percentage used, depending upon the size of the > error. > > I would recommend, if they do not match, that you backup, wipe, > repartition, mkfs, boot from rescue and check again, and if ok restore. Indeed they do not match. I'll take the opportunity to upgrade to FC8. Thanks, Mike.
