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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:23 pm Post subject: howto format a hdd with checking for badblocks? [solved] |
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hi there
4 weeks ago i installed a brandnew gentoo-2006.0 everything was working fine until i "emerge --sync" then portage wanted to emerge kde-3.5.4..
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-437186-highlight-.html
so i tried to figure out what the problem was, i started "revdep-rebuild" and the anger begun.
| Code: | | emerge libxml2 && emerge libxslt && emerge -uvDN world |
the error changed
the error changed again, i saw in the error bessage that the code was looking for a file in GCC3.44 dir, and i had changed the profile to 2006.0 which uses GCC 3.4.6, so i thought i have to recompile my system
that went fine until it started GCC compiling, there it broke with an error like "this error is not reproducable, so it must be a hardware error", after the next restart i had problems with my mounted filesystem, fsck repaired some stuff and even on the next reboot repaired some stuff and again and again.. so i thought this must be a harddisc error, i put in an old win95 disc an used fdisk to destroy my old partitions and created a new one, then i formated the disc but this is what i dont understand : THERE ARE NO BAD BLOCKS so i dont know further ... THX A LOT for any SUGGESTIONS
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| try low level formatting before you create your partitions and such. high level formatting(fdisk, cfdisk, partition magic) just make the drive usable it does not zero the drive. |
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Is there anything marginal about the hardware? are you overclocking? is the system stuck in a hot closet? is it built from 2nd hand parts? Boot into your BIOS and check temps/fan speeds/voltages.
I'd recommend getting your hands on a Knoppix CD (or any other good live CD). Check your memory with memtest86. Check your hard disk SMART status with smartctl - look at the error rates & relocated events. Check the platter with badblocks -n. I believe the Knoppix kernel is built with MCE enabled, so watch the log files for Machine Check Exception events being logged. [use mcelog to view them - these are probably cpu/memory/mobo errors].
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| troymc wrote: | Is there anything marginal about the hardware? are you overclocking? is the system stuck in a hot closet? is it built from 2nd hand parts? Boot into your BIOS and check temps/fan speeds/voltages.
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thx a lot, 1 week ago, i have put a second 256mb ddr inside that seems to be damaged..
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