On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:05:30 +0200 jan kalcic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. When I had a phenomenon same as this in the past, I resolved this problem by the way I said. However I think the best way is a clean install after backup a data and corrected a bad sector by using DFT, SeaTools, and so on. Thanks, eshsf -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
