On Tuesday 08 January 2013, Adam Carter wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Robin Atwood <robin.atwood@attglobal.net>wrote:

> > **

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> > I have a very severe problem after a recent disk replacement. After a few

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> > 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.

Cheers

-Robin

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from "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling

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