the hard drive is dieing..recover data from it while you still can. i had a root drive fail in a server a couple months ago(running slackware 3.2) it ran for about 3 weeks (barely, no new processes would spawn) while the drive was clanging away ..(i was astouneded) then it finally died and remained offline (totally) for about a week. then we powered it back up and it worked ok, shut it down a few minutes later and it was dead again. so if data is on the rive that u cant recover now, let the drive rest some, and try again in a week or 2. in any case the drive is dead. [EMAIL PROTECTED] can do this(like any memory intesenive porogram) if u dont have enough memoruy and the drive is constantly (and i mean _CONSTANTLY_) swapping to disk, one machine i got was doing this for about 2 months and started getting bad sectors, so i stopped using seti on it and increased the ram from 16mb to 96mb.
nate On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, ktb wrote: xyf >I was running the [EMAIL PROTECTED] program a month or so back and got up in the xyf >morning and found my X screen completely frozen. Ctrl-alt-delete or xyf >Ctrl-alt-backspace had no effect. So I did a hard reset. I got the xyf >forced check as expected but in the final stages of the boot routine I xyf >received errors flying by and couldn't boot into Debian. I should xyf >mention that my hard drive made a loud clunking noise I had never heard xyf >before. I tried several times to boot and the same thing happened. I xyf >gave up thinking my HD was blown. A couple days ago I accidentally xyf >booted the HD Debian is on and it booted fine. I have booted twice now xyf >and everything is ok. I've looked at the log files but don't understand xyf >what the error messages mean. I was hoping someone could clue me in on xyf >what is going on with my HD. Sorry for the length of this message. xyf >Thanks, xyf >kent xyf > xyf >/var/log/kern.log.3gz xyf > xyf ><Snip> xyf >Sep 28 12:29:13 www kernel: PPP line discipline registered. xyf >Sep 28 12:29:13 www kernel: Partition check: xyf >Sep 28 12:29:13 www kernel: hda: hda1 xyf >Sep 28 12:29:13 www kernel: hdb: hdb1 hdb2 hdb3 < hdb5 hdb6 > xyf >Sep 28 12:29:13 www kernel: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) xyf >readonly. xyf >Sep 28 12:29:13 www kernel: Adding Swap: 72288k swap-space (priority -1) xyf >Sep 28 12:30:53 www kernel: registered device ppp0 xyf >Sep 29 07:53:24 www kernel: hdb: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } xyf >Sep 29 07:53:24 www kernel: ide0: reset: success xyf >Sep 29 10:24:24 www kernel: hdb: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } xyf >Sep 29 10:24:25 www kernel: ide0: reset: success xyf >Sep 29 19:43:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 19:43:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 19:43:52 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 19:43:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 19:43:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 19:43:52 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 19:53:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 19:53:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 19:53:52 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:03:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 20:03:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:03:52 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:13:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 20:13:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:13:52 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:23:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 20:23:52 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:23:52 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:33:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 20:33:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:33:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:43:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 20:43:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:43:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:53:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 20:53:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 20:53:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:03:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 21:03:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:03:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:13:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 21:13:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:13:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:23:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 21:23:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:23:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:33:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 21:33:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:33:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:43:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 21:43:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:43:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:53:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 21:53:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 21:53:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 22:03:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 22:03:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 22:03:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 22:13:54 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 22:13:54 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 22:13:54 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 29 22:14:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady xyf >SeekComplete DataRequest Error } xyf >Sep 29 22:14:53 www kernel: hdb: read_intr: error=0xa0 { BadSector }, xyf >LBAsect=4696598, sector=53750 xyf >Sep 29 22:14:53 www kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:46, sector xyf >53750 xyf >Sep 30 08:12:20 www kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped. xyf >Sep 30 08:14:39 www kernel: klogd 1.3-3#31, log source = /proc/kmsg xyf >started. xyf >Sep 30 08:14:39 www kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.0.36 xyf > xyf ><snip> xyf > xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: hdd: , ATAPI CDROM drive xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077 xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel xyf >allocation) xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents xyf >of the University of California xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code xyf >copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc. xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: PPP line discipline registered. xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: Partition check: xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: hda: hda1 xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: hdb: hdb1 hdb2 hdb3 < hdb5 hdb6 > xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) xyf >readonly. xyf >Sep 30 16:20:47 www kernel: Adding Swap: 72288k swap-space (priority -1) xyf >Sep 30 16:21:43 www kernel: registered device ppp0 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1093614693, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 538970686, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 538976288, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 538976288, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1144791072, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1094467156, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1163020320, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1747074374, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 980448372, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 2004299567, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1700933239, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1819637615, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1919888998, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 539111271, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 21:41:55 www kernel: EXT2-fs error (device 03:46): xyf >ext2_free_blocks: Freeing blocks not in datazone - block = 1598309441, xyf >count = 1 xyf >Sep 30 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