fsck problems on RS/6000

[Freddy Jensen]

    >Article 2827 of comp.unix.aix:
    >Path: adobe!jensen
    >From: jensen at adobe.com (Freddy Jensen)
    >Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
    >Subject: fsck problems on RS/6000
    >Date: 12 Dec 90 22:34:49 GMT
    >Lines: 47
    >
    >Hi Folks,
    >
    >  When I run fsck (AIX 3.1.1, RS/6000)  I sometimes get a whole
    >  bunch of these messages:
    >
    >Unref file (NOT CLEARED)
    >Unref file  I=55565  owner=root mode=120777
    >size=24 mtime=Dec 05 11:34 1990  (NOT RECONNECTED)
    >Unref file (NOT CLEARED)
    >Unref file  I=55566  owner=root mode=120777
    >size=24 mtime=Dec 05 11:34 1990  (NOT RECONNECTED)
    >    .
    >    .
    >    .
    >   etc.
    >
    >I have not been able to get fsck to reconnect the seemingly
    >lost files (fsck -p /dev/hd4 won't do it).
    >
    >All suggestions welcome.
    >
    >Thanks
    >
    >Freddy

Hi again,

   I just noticed that I get this message from fsck, when I start it up:

    ** Checking /dev/hd4 (/) MOUNTED FILE SYSTEM; WRITING SUPPRESSED;
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   Is this the reason that fsck refuses to reconnect the lost files ?
   If that's the case, how to I get around this problem (it's hard to
   unmount the root filesystem ;-).

Thanks

Freddy