Re: filesystem sprouting impossibly large files

[Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com>]

On Tue,  Sep 23,  2003 at  05:43:32PM -0500,  Ing. Daniel Manrique
wrote:

> For about 2 weeks, when we  upgraded our server's hard disk, our
> openbsd system has been experiencing file system corruption.
>
> I'm thinking about biting the bullet and upgrading to 3.3 in the
> next few days, maybe that will help with my problem?

I  really,   really  doubt  it. The  whole   thing  is  screaming,
``HARDWARE!'' to  me. Troubleshooting could be a  problem, but I'd
start with  disabling DMA  on the drive. Double-checking  that the
cables  are  undamaged and  plugged  in  properly and  there's  no
corrosion  on the  connectors would  be a  good idea,  too. If the
vendor offers something like IBM's  ``Drive Fitness Test,'' run it
(or give IBM's tool a try  if the vendor doesn't). Also be sure to
disable the drive's write cache (the read cache is okay).

With FFS, things like this  Just Don't Happen (TM). That, combined
with the fact that it started after you changed hardware....

Did you keep the receipt for the new drive?

Cheers,

b&

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