journal commit error and read-only file system

[Mike McCarty]

V Krish wrote:

>FC3 gave the following error message: "journal commit
>IO error" and the "/" filesystem became read-only. The
>system has now frozen.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>Krish
>  
>
That's a very open-ended question. I'm sure many people have quite a few
ideas. Do you have any questions?

I'll try guessing what your questions might be. They might be

What can I do to get my system back up?
I'd try a rescue CD like Knoppix and do a chmod on /

What caused the I/O error?
Could be a full file system. Knoppix might be able to tell you whether
that occurred.

Why did / become RO?
I don't know.

Mike

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