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[217.169.3.230]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id fg6sm3316136wib.10.2013.03.15.06.57.52 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:57:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ntfs-3g problem (I suppose) - locking system Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:57:26 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (Linux/3.7.10-gentoo; KDE/4.9.5; x86_64; ; ) References: In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <201303151357.47100.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart5414684.ZD0W6Vaq1A"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 8ea6d12c-d768-4046-ab6d-f64b3d435f90 X-Archives-Hash: 094201e5691fd953ecabdd40db10b40b --nextPart5414684.ZD0W6Vaq1A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Friday 15 Mar 2013 01:18:03 Francisco Ares wrote: > Hello. >=20 > During some months now, this machine was (and still is, sometimes) > suffering from a strange progressive lock down. It always has begun with > the web browser, passing to the whole X environment, and finally I could > not even use a console. >=20 > After several trial and error actions, as no log entry could give any hint > on what is going on, it seems that I found something consistent. >=20 > This machine is a dual-boot Linux/Windows, as my wife once in a while nee= ds > to work on a Windows O.S. . The lock down starts when she saves a file > received by e-mail in a ntfs-3g mounted partition, so that file would also > be accessible whenever she uses Windows. >=20 > The reason why I suspect of ntfs-3g is that when the lock down starts, th= at > is, if only the web browser locks, just unmounting (and mounting back > later) that partition, recovers the web browser functionality. Sometimes, > when the lock down has already affected the whole graphic environment, but > I still may use a console, again unmounting that same partition also > unlocks everithing. >=20 > I have already tried to emerge ntfs-3g with different use flags, but the > problem persists. Even built a new kernel and re-emerged ntfs-3g after > that. Now ntfs-3g package is using its own "fuse". >=20 > I would really appreciate any hints on what to do or where to look for any > more information on this subject. Perhaps I am still looking at an effec= t, > and not the cause. >=20 > Thanks > Francisco It could be a number of things, but would start with the basics, checking t= hat=20 there is adequate space in the partition and that the fs has been defragmen= ted=20 (Windows 7 defrag application is quite effective and for WinXP there is=20 mydefrag). While you have booted into MSWindows, you might as well run=20 chkdsk. Other than that, uou could try the 'big_writes' mount option in ntfs-3g=20 which may make a difference. =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart5414684.ZD0W6Vaq1A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAlFDKNoACgkQVTDTR3kpaLYsWQCfb2S6cx2vrtPq6Se94DYj/Tde arEAoPvtqoRZaOrwDHfiKLVPLyyfbReL =18mf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart5414684.ZD0W6Vaq1A--