Maybe the problem is in the software, not the hardware. What happens if you just run the machine for a few weeks without MythTV running. Or you could run top or something occasionally and see if there is a memory leak or maybe try the windows solution and manually reboot it every evening and see if the problem goes away. Or perhaps there is a better way to narrow down the problem.
Bill On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 5:01 PM, Dick Steffens <d...@dicksteffens.com> wrote: > On 01/15/2015 12:42 PM, Brian Martin wrote: >>> sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda >> As mentioned by others, your disk is 4.2 years old (Power_On_Hours / 24 >> / 365), so it's beyond the planned lifespan of 3 years -- though most >> disks exceed that. You can safely do the following: >> - "sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda" >> - wait the named amount of time +50%, because their estimates are >> always optimistic > === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === > Sending command: "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line > mode". > Drive command "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line > mode" successful. > Testing has begun. > Please wait 625 seconds for test to complete. > Test will complete after Thu Jan 15 15:07:29 2015 > > I'll come back to it after 3:30 and run the next part. > >> - "sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sda" >> You should see an entry under extended tests with a LifeTime hours that >> matches the current value of Power_On_Hours. It'll report whether it >> detected errors or not. This test is non-destructive, can be run >> on-line (despite the "offline" name -- probably a historical artifact), >> but is only somewhat effective in detecting problems. >> >> I've used lots of other test from the various manufacturers (see my >> article at http://www.pdxsys.com/articles/hard-drive-test-tools/ for >> info), but these are destructive and the best one was only 75% effective >> at detecting a known failed drive > > Thanks. I've got a new power supply on order. Should arrive Monday. > > I'll keep in mind that this hard drive is old, and should be replaced, > soon. > > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
