On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 00:04 -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Sunday 09 April 2006 00:01, Ron Johnson wrote: > > On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 21:19 -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > On Saturday 08 April 2006 21:12, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > > On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 19:24 -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > > / (excluding some stuff in /var and temporary and cache directories). > > > > > Looking at about 75 GB > > > > > > > > My old 60GB Maxtor has about 45GB free, so I'm filling it up to > > > > see if it pukes. Will report back with my finding. > > > > > > That might not be necessary. I just managed to get some kernel output > > > trying another backup with some different module options. I also did a > > > > [snip] > > > > OK, I just twice wrote 40.7GiB to an external FW drive, with no > > errors. > > > > The FW controller is built-in to my mobo's KM800 chipset. > > Well, it locks up whether it's on USB2.0 or FW somewhat randomly...
Hardware problem? Bad HDD? Or heat? Your external enclosure might not be dissipating heat effectively. Dodgy chipset? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "You don't want give people a reason to not invite you to the hot parties." Pat Sajak, on being a Republican in Hollywood -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
