Re: : Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Emerge --sync source

2019-03-08 Thread Mick
On Thursday, 7 March 2019 17:19:42 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > Mick wrote : > > I can't recall the OP mentioning corrupt data, which is > > usually the first thing observed with faulty memory. > > I did, actually, last Friday. Oops! My mistake. > Numbers of files in the portage tree

Re:: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Emerge --sync source

2019-03-07 Thread Peter Humphrey
Mick wrote : > I can't recall the OP mentioning corrupt data, which is > usually the first thing observed with faulty memory. I did, actually, last Friday. Numbers of files in the portage tree suddenly changed owner (or group), and when I fixed that git complained that my numerous local

Re:: [gentoo-user] Re: Emerge --sync source

2019-03-07 Thread Peter Humphrey
Grant Edwards wrote : > Perhaps it's already been mentioned, but failing RAM can cause all > sorts failures that might appear to be failing disks, failing network > cards, failing video cards whatever. I'd run memtest86 for at least > 12 hours just to make sure... Good idea. I'll try that. --

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Emerge --sync source

2019-03-07 Thread Mick
On Thursday, 7 March 2019 14:45:31 GMT Rich Freeman wrote: > On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 9:29 AM Grant Edwards wrote: > > On 2019-03-07, Mick wrote: > > > I can think of 3 things, but more learned M/L contributors may add to > > > these: > > > > > > 1. The SATA connection has come loose. With time

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Emerge --sync source

2019-03-07 Thread Rich Freeman
On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 9:29 AM Grant Edwards wrote: > > On 2019-03-07, Mick wrote: > > > I can think of 3 things, but more learned M/L contributors may add to these: > > > > 1. The SATA connection has come loose. With time and movement it can come > > (slightly) adrift. Pushing it back in