Re: Does error msg indicate impeding disk crash?

Peter Santiago wrote:

Mar 26 00:48:58 mail kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_readdir:
directory #686444 contains a hole at offset 4096
Mar 26 00:48:58 mail kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_readdir:
bad entry in directory #686444: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=0,
inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0

This really looks like a filesystem error. If it appeared out of the blue , then get another disk ASAP.... When the discs failed on some of my machines , I got some errors more related to HD (like "drive not ready" , for example). If you're willing to risk , just do a reboot and fsck the partition. It'll probably fix the filesystem and , if the disk is OK , it will keep working for some time (maybe even years..)

Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer
dereference at virtual address 00000088
Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: printing eip:
Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: c0132cd4
Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: *pde = 070d1067
Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: *pte = 00000000
Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: Oops: 0000
Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: sch_ingress cls_u32 sch_sfq sch_cbq ipt_limit
ipt_state ip_nat_irc ip_nat_ftp ip_conntrack_irc ip_conntrack_ftp ipt_owner
ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_REJECT ipt_LOG ip

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The only machine were I saw something like this was under heavy stress and was overheating.. If we added a external fan to help airflow , it would work for weeks withouth problem... So , check this machine and see if it is overheating...

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Pedro Macedo