<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/5/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">aaron</b> <<a href="mailto:memoryguy@gmail.com">memoryguy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 05/04/07, Dale Christ <<a href="mailto:grosserhund@gmail.com">grosserhund@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> So...how do I check for bad sectors on my drives? I'm using ext3 (main<br>> (sda1) and work (hdc1) drives) and xfs (video (sda2) drive)
<br><br>We're start to get a bit off-topic, but....<br><br>I'd try just repairing the database first (using the optimize_db.pl<br>script, or whatever it's called). If that has problems, such as<br>causing the mysqld processes to get stuck, then start to think about
<br>checking the disk.<br><br>To begin checking the disk, check the system logs (/var/log/messages<br>and /var/log/syslog, if it exists) to see there are any messages<br>reported from your disk devices, probably sda1.<br>
<br>><br>> If I remember correctly, I need to run fsck from the command prompt (no gui,<br>> no network), right?<br><br>If you run fsck, it should be with the filesystem unmounted. I'm not<br>sure if it can help with a bad disk, however (it's been years since
<br>I've had to deal with fsck). I usually use "badblocks" to check a<br>disk. Takes ages to run, but usually finds if there is anything wrong.<br>Check the manpage for details. I suggest running in "verbose" mode so
<br>you can see its progress.<br><br>But do try repairing just the database first. Hopefully that will<br>resolve all the problems.<br><br>><br>> I'm running FC6, so I think 'init 1' will get me single-user with no
<br>> services, right?<br><br>I've not used anything except Slackware, but I believe you are correct<br>here; should be fairly standard across all distributions.<br><br><br>--<br>aaron<br><br>"Oh oh oh. I'm incoherent with excitement. Please tell me what fascinating
<br>bit of badger-spewtumly inconsequential trivia you will assail me with next."<br> -- Arthur Dent<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">
mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br>Looks like the database was corrupted - I fixed it, and all is well (so far)...
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