On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:21:16 -0800 James Vahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alex Goldman wrote: > > My Debian Sarge system crashes like daily (the last few days). The > > way it crashes is always the same: it feels as if the HD becoms > > inaccessible (I can switch between windows, but any command just > > hangs) > > Sounds like a drive problem, it should show up in the output of dmesg. > Run "smartctl -HA /dev/hda" and examine the results, assuming you've > already installed smartmontools and have SMART available and enabled, > and it has already run its tests. > > > 1. ran memtest86 for 15 minutes, it found no errors (I think the > > whole test suite may take hours) > > Memtest should run from a lilo boot entry for hours/days. Your > computer will be unusable for the duration. > > > 2. ran dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/null, which finished without errors > > It could silently stumble and move on. IDE drives aren't supposed to > announce bad sector remapping, that's what SMART is for. > > > 3. tried to run fsck on /home, but it doesn't do anything useful, > > just returns immediately, saying the file system (ext3) is "clean" > > Of course. Read the manpage quick, before you ruin something. :-) > > > 4. tried to remount / read-only to run fsck on it too, but "/ is > > busy", and even then it's also ext3, so fsck probably wouldn't be > > useful > > Better read the manpage for tune2fs while you're at it. The short > answer to both questions is to set the mount count beyond the max and > reboot: tune2fs -C 100 /dev/hda1 > > You can also use "single user mode" at boot time, or boot from a > utility CD, and in either case --force a fsck. Tune2fs is easier. > > > Any ideas? This is a relatively new machine, and I ran the > > unmentionable OS on it for months without any problems. > > There is so much wrong with that statement, but maybe I can sum > it up by saying that Windows probably uses the memory and hard drive > differently. Most likely the problem wouldn't surface until you were > working it hard, then you'd shrug it off as "windows" and reboot. > try running a stand alone diag disk I use dft you will prob be able to get one from the drive makers web site or follow this link for dft http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm Arden > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
