System hangs randomly with hard disk problem

svenwltr · 2013-09-19 22:37:31

I got some problems with random system failures. After a couple of hours my system isn't usable anymore. Most programs freeze and if I try to start new programs, I get a I/O error message. System console writes many errors like this:

[ 3728.036223] systemd-journald[127]: Failed to write entry (18 items, 517 bytes), ignoring: Read-only file system

Then I have to reset my hardware. This problem occurs since two days. I made an update lately, but I can't remember if that problem occurred after that update.

What can cause such a problem? Where do I find relevant log files?

karol · 2013-09-19 22:43:08

Is your HDD / SSD OK? Run some checks to see if it's a hardware issue first.

svenwltr · 2013-09-19 23:02:51

I just checked my SSD with smartctl. It displayed a warning with a link to: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Crucia … 14544.html. That sounds like my problem. I try to update my firmware.

bjornoslav · 2013-09-20 07:08:18

Make a backup before you update the drive's firmware or you will lose all data on it. Make sure to check the backup before you do anything and make sure everything is well backed up.

svenwltr · 2013-09-20 19:27:04

No system hangs, today. It seems my problem is solved. I was sure it is a software problem.

Btw: I didn't need to make a backup. All important stuff is synced via btsync ;-)

bjornoslav · 2013-09-21 08:41:14

Give it a few days, if it happens again, update the SSD's firmware (be careful, you may brick the device).

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System hangs randomly with hard disk problem

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