Re: problem...

[Nathan E Norman <finn@midco.net>]

On Fri, 8 May 1998, Kevin Brackett wrote:

: Problem :
: 
:         I always get inodes counted wrong in blocks, and timeout/reset
: errors from my hdd, can this be fixed by a low level format? Or any ideas
: what is causing this, and what steps I should take to fix it?

What are the errors, specifically?  This is a bit vague ...

: Other information about the drive, ide 2.1 gb NEC,
: /dev/hda1 - 1.9 gb, linux native
: /dev/hda2 - 133 mb, linux swap
: 
: The hdd is also less than a year old, so I really don't want to hear that
: the hdd has problems that can't be fixed... ;)

Chances are good that there is a hardware problem of some sort.  So,
it's either your IDE controller, or the drive.  It's not unheard of for
new drives to go bad, it's just rare.  If in doubt, replace the drive
while it's under warranty.

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