[PLUG] Recommended Disk Test

[Keith Lofstrom]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:39:09AM -0800, Dick Steffens wrote:

... MythTV box freezing ...

> Are there any other tests I can run to try to narrow down the problem?

Try starting your clothes dryer, or something else that might cause
a power glitch. 

Perhaps I should build a little box for the clinic that interrupts
the power line for a few cycles (adjustable), which would be good
for that kind of test.  But I don't have time.  I could suggest
how to do it, though, starting with a light dimmer in a box.

If smartmon and logging is turned on, you should see something
in the logs if your hard disk was creating errors.  I'm guessing
it is most likely a software problem, like a memory leak using
up RAM (your RAM works, but is there enough?), or a power supply
problem (these wear out).  But guessing is not diagnosis.

And maybe this is Jahweh telling you to spend your time more
productively.  Be careful, that sucker smites!

Keith

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Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com