Johnny Fulcrum wrote: >Device Boot Start End Blocks ID system >/dev/hda1 * 1 5 40131 83 Linux >/dev/hda2 6 193 1510110 82 swap >/dev/hda3 194 4982 38467642+ 83 LInux >40 gb drive...just as I set it up about 2 weeks ago.... Yes, the partitions look fine. >>>hda: read_intr: error 0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBA sect=79646593, >>>sector=76546048 This sector appears to be at the end of the /dev/hda3 partition. Is the reiserfs the same size as the partition? debugreiserfs(8) can be used to determine the size of a reiserfs. The above error does unfortunately appear to be the result of the hard drive's hardware failing. It could be a glitch that goes away. The hard drive might do a remap to avoid this bad area. It could be a problem that comes and goes or it could be the beginning of a catastrophic failure. http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0209.2/0099.html Of course, it is the kernel that is communicating the error to us. It could be the kernel and not a media error at all. Or it could be a strange error that fsck shouldn't fix, but some how does. Does the system boot after doing the fsck, mount and backup? Sincerely, Ken Fuchs <kfuchs at winternet.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list