The console now says:
Code:
Writing inode tables: _
^ --- represents blinking cursor
The number counted down (eventually) and disappeared. The state represented above has been going on for at least 12 hours.
I note that there are several level 5 warnings in the log file, which do not mean anything to me (novice).
-------clip from log below--------
Jun 23 16:12:26 [2] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
Jun 23 16:12:26 [2] usbhid: USB HID core driver
Jun 23 16:12:26 [2] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver.
Jun 23 16:12:26 [2] scsi4 : usb-storage 3-2:1.0
Jun 23 16:12:26 [2] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Jun 23 16:12:26 [2] USB Mass Storage support registered.
Jun 23 16:12:26 [4] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 1x/48x cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
Jun 23 16:12:26 [2] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
Jun 23 16:12:26 [1] sr 3:0:1:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
Jun 23 16:12:27 [3] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access PNY USB 2.0 FD 8.02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
Jun 23 16:12:28 [3] sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] 15695871 512-byte logical blocks: (8.03 GB/7.48 GiB)
Jun 23 16:12:28 [3] sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Jun 23 16:12:28 [1] sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 08
Jun 23 16:12:28 [5] sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
Jun 23 16:12:28 [5] sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write throughJun 23 16:12:28 [2] sda: sda1 sda2
Jun 23 16:12:28 [5] sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write throughJun 23 16:12:28 [3] sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jun 23 16:13:01 [2] tg3 0000:01:02.0: eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex
Jun 23 16:13:01 [2] tg3 0000:01:02.0: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX
Jun 23 22:31:40 [2] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 3
Jun 23 22:31:44 [2] usb 2-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
Jun 23 22:31:44 [2] input: Dell Dell USB Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/input/input5
Jun 23 22:31:44 [2] generic-usb 0003:413C:3200.0004: input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Dell Dell USB Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2/input0