Re: "/ contains a filesystem with errors" and other fun things

From: Tim (Tim_at_mail.localhost)
Date: 02/08/04

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    Tim <Tim@mail.localhost> wrote:

    >> That's indicative of a broken hard drive. It is possible to get some
    >> errors, like that, because the data on the drive is stuffed, rather than
    >> the drive itself, but running a test on the drive is the way to find
    >> out.
    >>
    >> Look for a tool for testing your drive on its manufacturer's website.

    felicehl@randomstatic.net (felice) wrote:
     
    > I downloaded the seagate tool, and it reports no errors on a complete
    > surface scan 8( Any suggestions on why I'm having so much trouble if the
    > drive itself isn't faulty?

    I've played with a Seagate tool at a friend's place, letting the drive
    scan itself found errors, getting the computer to scan the drive didn't
    (both are options of the program).

    If the drive isn't faulty, it could be the filing system the computers
    using with the drive. Running fsck (file system check) should resolve
    that, and fix it (if it can), or report that it can't fix it. You'll
    have to read the manual for fsck, I've not used it enough to guide
    anybody through the procedure.

    You could have other hardware issues - like cabling issues (such
    not-so-good cables that are getting noise from other sources), or
    hardware that doesn't do UDMA very well (can't offer any help there,
    either). 

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