Re: Flaky SSD or issue with kernel
On 02/08/2013 21:28, Brian Paterni wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've experienced this twice now. Once yesterday and again today. What
> happens is, out of the blue, the system will get out of whack. Programs
> will unexpectedly stall or shutdown, then all of a sudden the system is
> no longer usable, and any attempt to start another process or execute
> basic commands results in a segfault or IO error. The only thing that
> sets the system straight again is a cold reboot.
>
> I did not send a bug report because I'm starting to think it is a
> hardware problem, but I wanted to ask here for a second opinion anyway
> in the hopes it might be some kernel issue.
>
> SSD is a Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2
>
> Attached should be a portion of the kernel/syslog related to the problem.
>
> Please let me know what you think
>
What firmware version do you have on your SSD? The M4 series were
plagued by bad firmware until fairly recently, and your symptoms sound
very much like what I experienced myself. Please make sure you are on at
least 040H firmware, which fixes the issue.
HTH,
Chris
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Chris Boot
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