Well, to continue with this thread, 1) I got the Drive Fitness Test as recommended by Mark(dft32_v360.img). Apparently it was in img form, as can be seen above and not *****img.bin as the accompanying literature was suggesting. I tried to dd it onto a 1.44M floppy(dd if=dft32_v360.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=8k), but it would always claim that the floppy didn't have enough space for it. I wonder how Mark manages to put a 1.5M image onto a 1.44M floppy!!!! I gave up on that line. 2) I tarred the most important folders and scp'd them to another machine. I wanted to write a cron job that would do it every 6 hours but the problem is that every time you scp, you have to provide the password of the user on the remote machine and that I failed to incorporate within the cron job. Can someone kindly assist a way to do this? 3) The final thing was to clone the whole hard-drive but even after cloning, when I mount the clone, I get Input/output errors as shown below
=======================Begin Extract==================================== postmaster1:/ # mount /dev/hdb2 /mnt/slave postmaster1:/ # cd /mnt/slave postmaster1:/mnt/slave # ls . bin cdrom floppy lost+found mnt root usr .. boot dev home lule opt sbin var backups cdrecorder etc lib media proc tmp postmaster1:/mnt/slave # cd home bash: cd: home: Input/output error postmaster1:/mnt/slave # cd backups bash: cd: backups: Input/output error postmaster1:/mnt/slave # cd var postmaster1:/mnt/slave/var # ls . X11R6 cache lib log mail.OLD neomail run squid tmp yp .. adm games lock mail named opt spool state webmin postmaster1:/mnt/slave/var # cd spool bash: cd: spool: Input/output error postmaster1:/mnt/slave/var # ====================End of Extract====================================== Has anyone got an idea what went wrong and suggest a way forward? Thank you very much > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thank you Mark for the indepth tech support... but Lule George > > William (Mr) has not specified which distro he is using to run the > > mail server. > > I see. > > I didn't quite specify which distro I think he is running, but with a > /var/log/messages + /var/log/mail file system, it's probably a UNIX- type > system, in which case, Signal 11 errors apply. > > >Some are known to have complications with hardware. > > I'll quote my last post: > > >> If all that checks out, concentrate your search on the OS, software > >> and hardware specs. > > > > > > > > S. > > > > "Mark Tinka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> Hello all, > >>> My mail server has started hanging every thirty or so minutes. True > >>> I am a bit low on memory but that is how I have been operating all > >>> along and it wasn't hanging. Whenever it happens, I have to switch > >>> it off and on manually, aargh!!! what could be happening? No strange > >>> messages in /var/log/messages and /var/log/mail. Everything is > >>> normal from that side. Any help will be appreciated, I am certainly > >>> not looking forward to installing another server!!! > >> > >> Perhaps it could be a hardware defect. Run some checks on your hard > >> drive as well your memory. > >> > >> For the hard drive, run the DFT (Drive Fitness Test) tool from > >> Hitachi. Download the copy for your OS, and extract a bootable > >> PC-DOS floppy from it. Reboot the server with the floppy installed > >> and follow the on-screen instructions. > >> > >> Get the software here: > >> > >> http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm > >> > >> For memory, well, I use the memory test utility on the SuSE install > >> CD's. It may take a while, but it depends on your priorities. You may > >> need to try something else, though. > >> > >> Check your CPU (and any other) fan too. > >> > >> If you come across any Signal 11 error, you have some hardware > >> problems. > >> > >> If all that checks out, concentrate your search on the OS, software > >> and hardware specs. > >> > >>> ********************************************************************* > >>> *** > >>> Lule George William (Mr) > >>> Network and Systems Administrator > >>> Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi > >>> P.O. Box 5498 Kampala > >>> Uganda > >>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------- > >>> This service is hosted on the Infocom network > >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Mark Tinka > >> Technical Manager, Africa Online Swaziland > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> This service is hosted on the Infocom network > >> http://www.infocom.co.ug > >> > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. > > Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at > > http://isp.netscape.com/register > > > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. > > Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > Regards, > > Mark Tinka > Technical Manager, Africa Online Swaziland > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > ************************************************************************ Lule George William (Mr) Network and Systems Administrator Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi P.O. Box 5498 Kampala Uganda --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
