The Friday 2004-01-23 at 11:42 -0800, Tom Nielsen wrote:
I would guess trouble with the filesystem.
Thanks for the clarification! I really appreciate it. Can I run these tests with the system up and running (as it is now) or is that a bad thing and I should reboot into the rescue system?
Surprisingly, some of them can. If there is a hardware problem with your harddisk, badblocks, sector relocation, etc (not filesystem), and your HD and BIOS support SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology), then: a) You can see the log of previous hard disk errors. b) You can initiate testing the HD, while linux is running normally. b) you can view the tests result later (+/-60'). How? With "smartctl" (included on your SuSE CDs/DVD). Launch short test: smartctl --test=short /dev/hda Launch long test (not simultaneously to short test!): smartctl --test=long /dev/hda View test log: smartctl --log=selftest /dev/hda View all info - includin error log: smartctl --all /dev/hda View health status of disk: smartctl --health /dev/hda More info: man smartctl -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson