In a Linux system, files, blocks, directories, sockets and other items are
referred by corresponding file descriptors. If your system is reporting
errors that the file descriptor is bad, one of possible causes is that file
system is corrupt and thus, you require restoring from backup. But if backup
is not valid enough to restore complete information, you need to use advanced
Linux Data Recovery applications.
As an instance, you might encounter the below error message with your Linux
based system:
“Bad file descriptor”
You might receive this error while trying to access a file or while trying to
boot the system.
Cause
Possible reasons for the ‘Bad file descriptor’ error to occur are:
Linux systems use a special file, called /dev/null (also called the null
device). This... (more)
Linux boot process proceeds in steps. At first, BIOS selects the boot device
and loads the boot sector. The boot manager then loads the kernel image in
RAM to execute and run the setup code. Kernel initializes all the installed
devices, switches the CPU from Real Mode to Protected Mode, loads the
compressed kernel and performs further boot process steps. But in case if
system cannot fin... (more)
Stellar Information Systems Limited, the leading providers of advanced data
recovery software and services, announces an update to its flagship product
of Linux data recovery.
Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery v4.0 now includes support for Ext4 file
system and also an extended support for FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32 file systems.
The update includes disk cloning feature and improves file... (more)
Partitions created in the hard drive enable you to install different
operating systems. A partition table is positioned at the first sector
(cylinder 0, head 0 and sector 1, Master Boot Record) of every hard drive.
This table contains the information about locations and sizes on the hard
drive. Corruption in a partition table can occur due to improper system
shutdown, file system corrupt... (more)
fstab and mtab are two important files found on Linux systems.
fstab: The file is also sometimes referred to as file systems table or
/etc/fstab. It is meant to list all the available disk partitions and disks.
It also includes information about how these disks and partitions are
integrated into the file system of Linux. Its corruption sometimes leads to
Linux Data Recovery needs. mtab: A... (more)
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