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Uncle_Psychosis
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 Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 4:49 pm Post subject: hard drive errors |
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AAAAARG!
I think my hard drive is about to die, but maybe someone can help:
on bootup I get a lot of errors about hda, so I had a look in /var/log/messages
This is what I get:
| Code: | Feb 20 16:24:12 klang hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 20 16:24:12 klang hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
Feb 20 16:24:12 klang ide: failed opcode was: unknown |
I get this entry multiple times (say once a second)
lspci -v shows the IDE controller:
| Code: | 0000:00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE (rev a2) (prog-if 8a
[Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 0c11
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
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I haven't installed anything recently, or recompiled any kernels. Basically I haven't changed anything!!
Any ideas?
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Sam |
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Uncle_Psychosis
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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As a follow on, I tried to emerge smartmontools and it wouldn't let me- some permissions error. I then ran an emerge sync and got a LOT of permissions errors. So I rebooted, only to be greeted with
| Code: | uncompressing linux....
crc error
-- system halted |
I dual boot with windows, so I have now booted into that, and it ran a whole load of disk consistancy checks on startup (which suggests this is a hardware problem rather than a fixable software one, right?)
Anyway, I am about to try and use my Gentoo boot disks to chroot back into the system to try and save some data. Here's hoping!
Cheers
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HeadbangingMan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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I guess this hd is about to die. You should backup your data (as far as possible).
But don't feel shure if the error messages disappear suddenly, they will come back for shure.
A little chance is to check the IDE-Cable, or try another one.
I've lost so many hd's over the years and it always started like this.
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Uncle_Psychosis
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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I am going to backup my data straight away!
Whatever windows has done to the drive has allowed me to boot again, so hopefully I won't need to mess about with chroot and all that nonsense.
/var/log/messages has changed now, there are still errors but these ones are something to do with i/o errors- not a good thing I'm guessing!
I think you are right, the drive is about to die. Bah, just when I have work to do and essays to write and am too poor to buy new drives 
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kimchi_sg
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Uncle_Psychosis wrote: | | Bah, just when I have work to do and essays to write and am too poor to buy new drives |
You can still use your computer when the drive fails - if you have a live CD on hand, such as knoppix and you saved all work to USB stick.  |
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Uncle_Psychosis
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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i am burning a copy of gnoppix as I type- luckily it finished downloading yesterday!!!
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kimchi_sg
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Uncle_Psychosis wrote: | i am burning a copy of gnoppix as I type- luckily it finished downloading yesterday!!!
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Hopefully it will have Abiword and / or Openoffice, so you can continue working on your essays.  |
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Uncle_Psychosis
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Actually what I need is lyx/latex. When I said "essays" i really meant "research project".
Grrrrrrrrrrr!
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