> > > ** > > > > > > I have a very severe problem after a recent disk replacement. After a few > > > > > > > > days running, all new processes just hang. The kernel reports: > > My guess is disk failing or kernel bug. Install smartmontools and see if > > smartctl -H <devicename> returns anything interesting. > > > > What kernel are you using? Try 3.7.1 if you're not already using that. > > That's my feeling too, since smartd is reporting sectors failing by the > dozen. > However the smartctl -H test gave me a clean bill of health. The kernel is > 3.6.8, I have already upgraded with no improvement.
Personally I wouldn't try changing anything initially if it worked before the disk change. I would try a read-write test of the disk or use dd to write or read many sectors possibly under >1 OS and machine depending on what happens. Is SMART enabled in your BIOS? -- _______________________________________________________________________ 'Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work together. Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal interface' (Doug McIlroy) _______________________________________________________________________
