| 1 |
> > > ** |
| 2 |
> > > |
| 3 |
> > > I have a very severe problem after a recent disk replacement. After a few |
| 4 |
> > |
| 5 |
> > > days running, all new processes just hang. The kernel reports: |
| 6 |
> > My guess is disk failing or kernel bug. Install smartmontools and see if |
| 7 |
> > smartctl -H <devicename> returns anything interesting. |
| 8 |
> > |
| 9 |
> > What kernel are you using? Try 3.7.1 if you're not already using that. |
| 10 |
> |
| 11 |
> That's my feeling too, since smartd is reporting sectors failing by the dozen. |
| 12 |
> However the smartctl -H test gave me a clean bill of health. The kernel is |
| 13 |
> 3.6.8, I have already upgraded with no improvement. |
| 14 |
|
| 15 |
Personally I wouldn't try changing anything initially if it worked |
| 16 |
before the disk change. |
| 17 |
|
| 18 |
I would try a read-write test of the disk or use dd to write or read |
| 19 |
many sectors possibly under >1 OS and machine depending on what |
| 20 |
happens. Is SMART enabled in your BIOS? |
| 21 |
|
| 22 |
-- |
| 23 |
_______________________________________________________________________ |
| 24 |
|
| 25 |
'Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work |
| 26 |
together. Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a |
| 27 |
universal interface' |
| 28 |
|
| 29 |
(Doug McIlroy) |
| 30 |
_______________________________________________________________________ |
Archives