[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#540311: show something to ponder while filesystem checking

[Roger Leigh]

On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 01:40:30PM +0800, jidanni at jidanni.org wrote:
> Package: initscripts
> Version: 2.87dsf-2
> Severity: wishlist
> File: /etc/init.d/checkfs.sh
> X-debbugs-Cc: debian-devel at lists.debian.org
> 
> I have an idea. Every few days when booting we encounter a file system
> check, which takes several minutes. We sit there, helpless,
> unable to issue any command. All we can do is watch the progress marker.
> 
> Now being high powered Computer Pros (not me though), we ought to have
> something smart put there on the screen for us to ponder as the check
> proceeds. (No ads or fortune messages though please.)
> 
> Then it dawned on me, we sit there wondering "it says it is checking
> /dev/hda6. What disk of mine is that that is taking so long? /home?
> /usr?" OK, then tell us.
> 
> Sure, we can see on the screen that
> it is /dev/hda6 etc. But our hands are tied, we cannot do

Just set the filesystem label with e2label.  Problem solved!


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