But when Linux crashes.. it tends NOT to just automatically reboot (unless specifically set up to do so). It usually either black screens, sig-faults, or stops. Tweeks On Friday 13 March 2009, Stephen Samuel wrote: > One question I have is: why is the system repeatedly rebooting?? The > answer to that question may > point to something about why you're losing data. > > I tend to find that, with Linux (and unlike some other OSs > [cough]WIndows[cough]), repeated > crashes tend to point to some kind of hardware error, and -- where there's > a software source to > the crashes -- there are people who are genuinely interested in(and capable > of) resolving the problem. > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Tweeks <tweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thursday 12 March 2009, James McKain [Gmail] wrote: > > > I'm having a strange problem I've never seen before. Sometimes my > > > system crashes, and upon restart I am missing *at least* a handful of > > > files. > > > > They > > > > > are completely gone and untraceable. At first I forced fsck on reboot, > > > > and > > > > > that helped recover some of them, but the problem continues. I have no > > > clue even where to start tracing this. Can anyone help? The system is > > > a new AMD Phenom on a SATA Seagate 1Tb disk. Ubuntu Ibex is the only > > > OS loaded, on ext3 partitioned 5 ways. > > > > > > My system just crashed today, and now that I'm back up and running > > > there > > > > is > > > > > one file in particular that is completely gone. I haven't touched this > > > file in months, and it just up and disappeared. > > > > > > I checked with Seagate to see if my drive was part of the recall, it's > > > > not. > > > > > (so they say) > > > > Test it using smart: > > > > # smartctl -T permissive -d ata -s on /dev/sda > > # smartctl -T permissive -d ata -t long /dev/sda && sleep 2h && smartctl > > -T permissive -d ata -l selftest /dev/sda > > > > If the output is all %00, then the drive is passing it's self test. If > > it's > > failing before it reached %00 (down form 100%) then it's failing.. get > > your stuff off asap. > > > > Tweeks > > > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message (including any attached or > > embedded documents) is intended for the exclusive and confidential use of > > the > > individual or entity to which this message is addressed, and unless > > otherwise > > expressly indicated, is confidential and privileged information of > > Rackspace. > > Any dissemination, distribution or copying of the enclosed material is > > prohibited. > > If you receive this transmission in error, please notify us immediately > > by e-mail > > at abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, and delete the original message. > > Your cooperation is appreciated. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ext3-users mailing list > > Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users _______________________________________________ Ext3-users mailing list Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
