On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 11:51, A Palmblad wrote:
> Memory has been tested, and it was okay. What's the best way to test the
> CPU and hard drive / controller?
> -Adam
What method did you use for testing the memory?
For testing the hard drive I usually write a large file of random /
semi-random garbage that I have the md5 for, then md5 what's on the
disk. Over and over, usually for days when testing a new server. The
CPU will cause many other problems should it really be acting up. While
it's a remote possibility the CPU is causing the problems, it's more
likely another bit of hardware, if not a kernel / fs bug.
I'd read the article the other poster mentioned, and try a different FS
to see if the problem goes away. I'm not quite as leery of Gentoo as
the other fellow, but I probably wouldn't be using it in production
either.
Do you have an unusual setup? HW/RAID/LVM etc?
