I replaced the suspect hard disk. Used 2.6.26 (Ingo's RT patch) for a couple of days without problems. Then it happened again.
Another problem which could be related to this kernel: Recent nted (compile with cairo and pango libraries) do not terminate properly, stuck, unkillable in memory (disk-sleep mode?) and this takes other unrelated applications with it, in one case qjackctl (qt4) and tripwire stuck with the same status. This does not happen with 2.6.23-rt. Another symptom? is that the disks run very hot. This needs be checked out thoroughly because of possible disk damage, aside from usability issues involved. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]