Does error msg indicate impeding disk crash?

[Pedro Fernandes Macedo]

Peter Santiago wrote:

>Mar 26 00:48:58 mail kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_readdir:
>directory #686444 contains a hole at offset 4096
>Mar 26 00:48:58 mail kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_readdir:
>bad entry in directory #686444: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=0,
>inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0
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This really looks like a filesystem error. If it appeared out of the 
blue , then get another disk ASAP.... When the discs failed on some of 
my machines , I got some errors more related to HD (like "drive not 
ready" , for example). If you're willing to risk , just do a reboot and 
fsck the partition. It'll probably fix the filesystem and , if the disk 
is OK , it will keep working for some time (maybe even years..)

>Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer
>dereference at virtual address 00000088
>Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel:  printing eip:
>Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: c0132cd4
>Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: *pde = 070d1067
>Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: *pte = 00000000
>Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: Oops: 0000
>Mar 26 04:05:24 mail kernel: sch_ingress cls_u32 sch_sfq sch_cbq ipt_limit
>ipt_state ip_nat_irc ip_nat_ftp ip_conntrack_irc ip_conntrack_ftp ipt_owner
>ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_REJECT ipt_LOG ip
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The only machine were I saw something like this was under heavy stress 
and was overheating..  If we added a external fan to help airflow , it 
would work for weeks withouth problem... So , check this machine and see 
if it is overheating...

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Pedro Macedo