[mythtv-users] Hard Lock on FE/BE System Going into or Leaving EPG from Live TV

aaron memoryguy at gmail.com
Thu Apr 5 14:05:59 UTC 2007


On 05/04/07, Dale Christ <grosserhund at gmail.com> wrote:
> So...how do I check for bad sectors on my drives?  I'm using ext3 (main
> (sda1) and work (hdc1) drives) and xfs (video (sda2) drive)

We're start to get a bit off-topic, but....

I'd try just repairing the database first (using the optimize_db.pl
script, or whatever it's called). If that has problems, such as
causing the mysqld processes to get stuck, then start to think about
checking the disk.

To begin checking the disk, check the system logs (/var/log/messages
and /var/log/syslog, if it exists) to see there are any messages
reported from your disk devices, probably sda1.

>
> If I remember correctly, I need to run fsck from the command prompt (no gui,
> no network), right?

If you run fsck, it should be with the filesystem unmounted. I'm not
sure if it can help with a bad disk, however (it's been years since
I've had to deal with fsck). I usually use "badblocks" to check a
disk. Takes ages to run, but usually finds if there is anything wrong.
Check the manpage for details. I suggest running in "verbose" mode so
you can see its progress.

But do try repairing just the database first. Hopefully that will
resolve all the problems.

>
> I'm running FC6, so I think 'init 1' will get me single-user with no
> services, right?

I've not used anything except Slackware, but I believe you are correct
here; should be fairly standard across all distributions.


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aaron

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