On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 10:45:53 -0500,
  Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> G u i d o B a r o s i o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >    I am worry about a hardware problem. 
> 
> I think you're right.  badblocks (for disk) and memtest86 (for RAM)
> are the tools I've seen recommended most often for narrowing down
> what's gone flaky.

smartmontools can also be useful for checking disks. Doing regular
selftests will be less resource intensive then doing read checks
with badblocks.

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