Peter Blomgren wrote: > > I'm seeing EXT3 errors: > > kernel: hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > kernel: hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=81156390, sector=21233872 > kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:06 (hda), sector 21233872 These are not filesystem errors, the disk itself is having problems > kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,6)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=1325185, block=2654234 > kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,6)) in ext3_reserve_inode_write: IO failure > kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,6)) in ext3_new_inode: IO failure Now ext3 is complaining . . . > > Is this drive dying, or can it be saved? (Kernel 2.4.18-14) Maybe. If you want your data to remain as intact as possible, shut the thing off & check the ext3 archive - look for authors Ted Ts'o & Stephen Tweedie and follow their threads. Start here: https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/ext3-users/2002-November/004385.html > > -- > \Peter. > <pre> > /"\ | Peter Blomgren > \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | Assistant Professor > X against HTML mail | San Diego State University > / \ and postings | http://terminus.sdsu.edu/ > </pre> > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list