[NTLUG:Discuss] sudden file system errors on boot

[Rev. wRy]

Fred James wrote:

> The Problem:
> Suddenly (under RH 7.3), after a history of no problems, it started 
> reporting file system errors and forcing file system checks on every 
> boot (fsck) - consistantly on /, and sometimes also on /home (partitions 
> were /, /boot, /swap, and /home).

Did you upgrade the kernel?  I've had problems like this with various 
old machines due to chipset (ALI) problems - the disk would corrupt 
itself over time.

Ry
(probably little help)