On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Dave <e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote: > I'm fairly certain that when you boot the liveCD and then choose to > install the system that it goes through the normal Linux install process > that includes formatting the drive. > > Have you run the Linux software to check the drive.. Disk Utilities, > check disk?
Disk Utility won't let me check the disk as it's mounted. I will try taking one out of the other system and put it in here so I can check it. > > When my Linux EXT4 file system became corrupted, the Linux Check disk > software failed the disk during tests. But then after reformatting the > disk in Windows What did you reformat it as? Ext3? I don't think you said in your original message. > I was able to reload the LinuxCNC image I had made originally for this > system. I just went and checked this same disk again via the Linux > Check Disk software and the "Read Smart Data" shows that the disk has 93 > bad sectors which is more than the > Linux threshold of 36. So while apparently Windows has no problem > continuing to deal with a disk with 93 bad sectors, perhaps Linux does?? > > You mentioned "systems", do you have other systems with the same > software on them such that you could swap the drives, copy the LinuxCNC > configs back and forth and see if the problems sticks with one of the > drives? Yes, I duplicated the disk (using dd) and three systems all exhibit the same behavior. > > Your issue sounds like a disk related problem to me. I'd try swapping > drives and configurations first to try to narrow the problem down to one > drive if possible. Ok, I will try checking one first, and will probably reformat (Ext3, I guess) and start over. Thanks, -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
