Damaged SM database?

[A.D. Fundum]

Fresh install. Netscape first, and next Mozilla to avoid a 100% CPU
load while running SM. Finally the latest SM/FF10, with an import of
the Mozilla profile.

SM works fine, until there's a system crash while SM is running. Next
time it will display a long message, saying that there's a problem
with the security component. I guess it's trying to say that the
profile's database is broken (read/write error, disk full(. Saved
passwords are gone, from the point of view of an user.

I just experienced a second crash (kernel, while fast-forwarding
Youtube). I'll delete the profile and create a new one. It'll work
again, until the next crash.

New: the machine, a Pentium 4 IBM ThinkCentre A30 (8191). Same install
as other machines. The disk isn't full.

This time I'll make a backup of the profile, but of course that
doesn't solve the underlying problem.


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[A.D. Fundum]

Post by A.D. Fundum
SM works fine, until there's a system crash while SM is running.

So far each fatal crash involved a CHKDSK. The first time I saw that
it "repaired" one of the sqlite-files.


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[Dave Yeo]

Post by A.D. Fundum
Fresh install. Netscape first, and next Mozilla to avoid a 100% CPU
load while running SM. Finally the latest SM/FF10, with an import of
the Mozilla profile.
SM works fine, until there's a system crash while SM is running. Next
time it will display a long message, saying that there's a problem
with the security component. I guess it's trying to say that the
profile's database is broken (read/write error, disk full(. Saved
passwords are gone, from the point of view of an user.
I just experienced a second crash (kernel, while fast-forwarding
Youtube). I'll delete the profile and create a new one. It'll work
again, until the next crash.
New: the machine, a Pentium 4 IBM ThinkCentre A30 (8191). Same install
as other machines. The disk isn't full.
This time I'll make a backup of the profile, but of course that
doesn't solve the underlying problem.
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Sounds like flaky hardware causing the kernel traps, perhaps a drive
dieing as it must be trapping exactly as SM is writing to the disk
Dave

[A.D. Fundum]

Post by Dave Yeo
Sounds like flaky hardware causing the kernel traps, perhaps a
drive dieing as it must be trapping exactly as SM is writing to the
disk

Allright, thanks. I was already thinking about the disk/cache (default
eCS 1.2 settings). No sign of other serious disk problem, but
sometimes it seems to react slower than expected (initial access
time), and WinXP wasn't installable. If I also cannot install W7, then
I'll first consider a harddisk replacement.

I'm not sure the disk is the problem, but it's "not unlikely" indeed.


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[Dave Yeo]

Post by A.D. Fundum

Post by Dave Yeo
Sounds like flaky hardware causing the kernel traps, perhaps a
drive dieing as it must be trapping exactly as SM is writing to the
disk

Allright, thanks. I was already thinking about the disk/cache (default
eCS 1.2 settings). No sign of other serious disk problem, but
sometimes it seems to react slower than expected (initial access
time), and WinXP wasn't installable. If I also cannot install W7, then
I'll first consider a harddisk replacement.
I'm not sure the disk is the problem, but it's "not unlikely" indeed.

Use something like DFsee to do a full read write sector level test and
see what it reports or if it traps
Dave

[A.D. Fundum]

Post by Dave Yeo

Post by Dave Yeo
Sounds like flaky hardware causing the kernel traps,
perhaps a drive dieing

Use something like DFsee to do a full read write sector
level test and see what it reports or if it traps

A lot of BIOS beeps and bad sectors (another partition), so I've
ordered a new disk. Now I also had to reinstall the OS several times
to make it work...


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[Dave Yeo]

Post by A.D. Fundum

Post by Dave Yeo

Post by Dave Yeo
Sounds like flaky hardware causing the kernel traps,
perhaps a drive dieing

Use something like DFsee to do a full read write sector
level test and see what it reports or if it traps

A lot of BIOS beeps and bad sectors (another partition), so I've
ordered a new disk. Now I also had to reinstall the OS several times
to make it work...

Can't just xcopy your old system to the new disk?
Dave

["" <A.D. Fundum>]

Post by Dave Yeo

Post by A.D. Fundum

Post by Dave Yeo
Sounds like flaky hardware causing the kernel traps,
perhaps a drive dieing

Harddisk replaced. Spot-on; so far no more problems with the profile.

Post by Dave Yeo

Post by A.D. Fundum
Now I also had to reinstall the OS several times
to make it work...

Can't just xcopy your old system to the new disk?

Yes, in theory. Different hardware, and my backup strategy (including
avoiding a CPU load of 100% by first creating a Netscape and Mozilla
pofile, excluding icons not moving towards the south) is aimed at
starting from scratch.


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