I'm not convinced it's hardware. There weren't any symptons before I started and this last bit was because I was trying to fix rpm's dependancies.
Thanks. Cory Petkovsek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 10:37:17PM +0000, Bob Crandell wrote: >> Ok "brand new" a bad choice of words. Redhat is brand new. The box >> isn't. >What I was getting at was did you install redhat over the top of >mandrake or did you wipe it? They way you said it sounded like the >former. > >> This is a file server in another city too far from here. I >> had to install Redhat 3 times to get it to work. >If you have to install so many times and now you are getting this >message after a clean install, I would immediately suspect a hardware >problem. First thing: recompile the kernel. You don't need to use it, >but the kernel compile will put the system through a pretty good test of >processor and memory. Use a stable kernel and look out for any breaks >in the compile process. They'll usually come as signal 11. > >Next try some tests of the disk system. Put on a large file of real or >random data (600mb) and get an md5 sum of it. Then copy it around >several places on the disk and get an md5 sum of the others. If you get >disk errors or different md5 sums, obviously there is a disk/controller >problem. Monitor the kernel log. > >I have a few problems on my workstation right now. VNC freezes my >console occasionally. Since I use it daily it is a daily crash. Sshd >works, but it is quite annoying. I'll be replacing the video card to >test. Also my debian package management files keep getting corrupted. >Occasionally I can no longer delete some files. I suspect the disk >controller. > >Cory > >EuG-LUG mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > -- Assured Computing When you need to be sure. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.assuredcomp.com Voice - 541-868-0331 FAX - 541-463-1627 Eugene, Oregon _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
