Re: My PC problem with RedHat 8.0

From: Nils O. Selåsdal (noselasd_at_frisurf.no)
Date: 10/21/03


Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:13:53 GMT

In article <bn3b33$mjb14@imsp212.netvigator.com>, ¤¦¥§¥J wrote:
> Hello,
> The OS of my PC is now using Redhat 8.0.
> I have encountered 2 cases.
> Case 1:
> I am using X-Window, and press "Alt+Ctrl+F1" to open a terminal and login
> with accountA instead of root. Then I return to X-Window by pressing
> "Alt+Ctrl+F7", and finally I switch off the PC in normal procedure in
> X-Window but forget to logout accountA. Yet it can be turned off
> successfully. After a day, I turn on my PC but the system detects "root
> system error".
> I can't handle it but can only install Redhat 8.0 by inserting
> installation disk by CD Rom. After complete re-installation, the system runs
> smoothly.
>
> Case 2:
> For some reason I disconnect LCD monitor and turn on the system, my PC
> encounter with SAME fault "root system error". When I type "fsck /dev/hdb",
> the system detects "inode checking error", just like in Case 1.
It's probably more like fsck /dev/hdb1

> Would anybody tell me this is the damage of my harddisk or any other
> reasons?
Could be a buggy disc controller. Perhaps with a buggy write-cache.
Try disabling the disc write cache if you can, in the bios settings.
And be sure to upgrade to the latest errata kernel.



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