First time I've needed fsck.reiserfs 4299

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:29:16 +1200, Lawrence DÕOliveiro staggered into the Black Sun and said:

This is the root cause of the problem. Flaky hardware, inadequate cooling, cases that haven't been cleaned in years ... all those things can contribute to intermittent problems. Bad software usually behaves the same way every time. Bad hardware tends to exhibit intermittent problems.

See first paragraph. I think it's a hardware problem. The ReiserFS guys had to make certain buttumptions about the hardware itself behaving properly. If the hardware is *not* behaving properly, it doesn't *matter* which filesystem you're using.

If I were you, I'd check the reports from smartctl (if you have IDE disks), the temperature of the system (if you have internal temp sensors anywhere), the RAM with memtest86 if you can spare a few hours, and the amount of dust and crud inside the case if you can open the machine up. Replace disks that report SMART problems. Replace fans if the system is too hot. Replace bad RAM, and get in there with a can of compressed air if the system's full of dust bunnies. After all that, see if the intermittent problems continue. If they do, you may be looking at a dodgy power supply or a flaky motherboard.

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