I'm assuming you atcually had run smart scan to do set the counters
(few hours per scan), what you describe sounds like something caused
by an X issue - there had been several different bugs both in X itself
and in some DE's that made your "screen freeze" (the workaround was to
switch to a
This could be the result of anything from a power glitch, strong RF
transmission from another device next to the computer, bad power supply
or bad memory. The hard disk itself is not more suspect than any other
component in your system.
Personally, I've twice had data mysteriously corrupted
Hello Omer,
The computer in question is always up, and has quite a lot of disk
activity for a domestic desktop. The kernel is 3.12.20, and I've never
had any filesystem issue with it. Actually, I can't recall experiencing
a filesystem fault ever (except for problems between chair and
Once in a while, there is some rare Linux kernel bug which has the
effect of corrupting filesystems.
Maybe it is what has bitten you?
How to check:
1. Which version of the kernel is running on the PC?
2. Are there any reports of filesystem corruption for this version of
the kernel?
Since you are
Hello all,
TL;DR: My hard disk's filesystem was corrupt, but the SMART statistics
is perfect. Should I replace the hard disk?
Full version:
It seems like one of my hard disks has passed its own premature Yom
Kippur verdict. Rebooting my computer this morning, it failed to mount,
saying
