[vdr] Re: Maxtor 160 GB

["Ralf Spitzauer" <ralf@spitzauer.de>]

Carsten Koch wrote:

> I believe that the disk driver reports any errors it
> encounters to /var/log/messages.
> Did anything show up there while you ran the test?
> If yes, you definitely have a bad disk.

The only entries I found are these:

Mar  8 18:09:49 linux kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Mar  8 18:09:49 linux kernel: 22:01: rw=1, want=160079664, limit=160079661
Mar  8 18:29:57 linux -- MARK --
Mar  8 18:49:57 linux -- MARK --
Mar  8 18:59:00 linux /USR/SBIN/CRON[1356]: (root) CMD ( rm -f
/var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly)
Mar  8 19:09:57 linux -- MARK --
Mar  8 19:29:57 linux -- MARK --
Mar  8 19:44:53 linux kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Mar  8 19:44:53 linux kernel: 22:01: rw=0, want=160079664, limit=160079661
Mar  8 19:44:53 linux kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Mar  8 19:44:53 linux kernel: 22:01: rw=0, want=160079664, limit=160079661

I have another Maxtor 160 GB and I will try the test with the second one.
The result will be reported here.

There is another question left:
Which is the best file system for VDR?
In the moment I´m using reiserFS


> I will be on vacation during the next week, so
> if you have any more questions, I can answer
> them tonight or in a week.

Have a nice vacation!


Ralf