Problem with btrfs allocation (filesystem full) and Jolla account sign-in
asked 2015-08-20 19:25:46 +0300
This has happened to two of my friends already:
- Jolla account asks to update credentials
- Attempting that fails (bad because now they can't get the update if it comes or maybe it still could pop up, we don't know)
- Trying to set ssh password, fails because of critical problem with store (linked with the fact that you are not signed in)
- Cannot ssh to phone, cannot use devel-su without the password
- Manually trying to free some space fails
- Had to go to the recovery mode and shell to get to root and remove some files
- Also seeing that their filesystem is fully allocated (with btrfs si show)
- After removing the files was possible to set the password (no luck with signing in though)
- Removed some more data and then run the btrfs balance with different -dusage flag values until it relocated some of the chuncks.
- Signing in was possible again, so now the store works.
Personally I think this whole thing might be linked to the fact the update takes hours for some people. They might have just not yet seen any of the symptoms to suspect the fact that the filesystem is fully allocated.
So bottom line: go check your Jolla account and see if it needs updating! Then run btrfs balance if your filesystem if full and you haven't opted-in for the updates, this might help you when getting the upcoming update.
first should be: btrfs fi show - and freeing some space, if necessary
rudi ( 2015-08-21 00:24:41 +0300 )edit