eshsf wrote: > On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:16:35 +0900 > eshsf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Hello, >> >> On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:12:49 +0200 >> jan kalcic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Hi People, >>> >>> openSuSE 10.2, never had a problem with filesystem but suddenly it seems >>> it has become "bad" as it takes something like 10 or more seconds to >>> open a file, especially the biggest ones, and in the meanwhile it >>> doesn't allow to do anything else but wait. I've already run fsck >>> (ext3) to check it but no error is shown and yet I still have big >>> troubles working with big files (>100MB). >>> >>> In addition, during the wait, the hard disk sounds like it is doing such >>> a big work that it's so busy it can't even move my mouse. Quite strange. >>> >>> Could it even be an hardware (hard disk) problem? >>> >> The problem looks like caused by a bad sector. >> Did you see a dmesg or /var/log/messages? If It is a bad sector, >> then you would could use DFT(Drive Fitness Test). >> >> First of all, **backup your all data**. >> Next, download Drive Fitness Test. >> http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/table.htm >> Downloads -> [Drive Fitness Test] download a CD image -> burn it to CD-R >> After boot from CD-R, choose [2. ATA support only] if you won't check >> for SATA drive. select it Up and Down to test for your drive >> and start [Advanced Test]. >> >> *Caution*: An Advanced Test takes very long time becuase that checks >> a all sector. (Perhaps it will take about a hour as your HDD) >> >> And if that found a bad sector, then correct it. >> After this check, you would must fsck by using LiveCD or Knoppix before >> boot system. >> > > FYI: if you have a seagate HDD, there is a SeaTools too. > http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/ > > > eshsf > It's a hitachi disk. I'll try DFT and will see what happens.
Thanks to you all so far. Regards, Jan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
