maximilian attems writes: > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Jon Thackray wrote: > > > Package: kernel-image-2.6.5-1-686-smp > > Severity: grave > > Justification: renders package unusable > > 2.6.5 is not a sarge kernel and month old, > it is not supported in any way. > > > The system is an Intel 865 MB with video and networking. I have three > > PATA and one SATA disc. Despite the system not having had power fails or > > any hardware failures, the SATA disc has become badly corrupted, with > > serious loss of data, such that fsck reported it needed to be run > > manually. Running fsck manually reported several hundred errors, and has > > resulted in around 40 files and at least one directory in lost+found. > > Other symptoms noticed include very slow ls performance if the disc is > > otherwise in use (order of seconds if not minutes to complete), and data > > which appears to change after it has supposedly been written. > > as 2.6.5 is not supported i will have to close your bug report. > anyway without any error logs, nor info what fs you are using aboves > bug report is quite useless. > > > I would > > like to move to a later kernel, however, 2.6.8 does not even boot on > > this hardware, which appears to be a known bug. > > if it's the bug you already reported than follow the asked procedures. > if not please submit a new one.
Ok, I'll see what happens when I manage to move to a later kernel. However, I would be interested to know if there have been bugs fixed regarding the integrity of ext3 filesystems on SATA drives. -- Jon Thackray - [EMAIL PROTECTED] +44 1223 425556 (H) +44 7803 017991 (M) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]