[lug] cp problem

[Bill Gjestvang]

What's the exact error?

Make sure you have enough space on the drive: "df -h", make sure it's not
close to 100% usage, that you have enough "Avail"able space.  You might
also check that you have free inodes with "df -i".
To force file system checks of the Linux partitions, you need to unmount
the partitions or at least mount them read only.  2 options:(1) Boot to single user mode ("init 1", or however you want), unmount
everything except the root filesystem, and then remount the root
filesystem read-only ("mount -o ro,remount /").(2) Boot to a rescue cd

Then run "fsck -f" on whatever Linux partitions you want (e.g. "fsck -f
/dev/hda3").  You could just go down the line and check them all.  The
"-f" is because fsck won't normally check the filesystem unless it's not
marked as clean (i.e. it wasn't unmounted properly).
Hope this helps.

-Bill Gjestvang

Garett Shulman said:
> Hello, I am having a problem with cp and was wondering if anyone had
> any  suggestions.
>
> when I try to cp an mpg from an ntfs partition to an ext2 partition I
> get an input/output error reading the file and the cp stops for that
> file. I have successfully copied files from ntfs partitions on this
> machine before. Also, mplayer can play the mpg from the ntfs partition
> without noticable problem. There may be filesystem corruption on the
> patition, or the drive may be having problems. I may just put the drive
>  into a win2k machine and run chkdsk on it. Are there any cp options,
> or  utilities that might be usefull in getting this copied? I guess I
> wouldn't even mind if the file where copied with errors, but
> completely.  Are there any utilities that might be usefull if this
> problem where  occuring on a partition that linux can modify like ext2?
>
> Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
> -Garett
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