Nervous HD on 9.2

[LarsB]

Start of first psot from Lars

 

Hello, any advice concerning this.

 

I have a download 9.2 on a Toshiba Tecra laptop.

Used 9.0 before (without any greater problems).

 

The install did not accept CD2, so right now it's a CD1 installation.

 

The HD does something all the time (for no apparent purpose)

 

Does this dump tell anybody anything.

 

Feb 4 15:26:34 localhost kernel: 80.186.57.248 sent an invalid ICMP type 3, code 3 error to a broadcast: 80.186.59.255 on eth0

Feb 4 15:27:36 localhost last message repeated 2 times

Feb 4 15:28:03 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=00:30:bd:01:64:f4:00:90:1a:40:1f:db:08:00 SRC=80.183.89.136 DST=80.186.57.248 LEN=48 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=113 ID=8441 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=3576 DPT=4480 WINDOW=16384 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Feb 4 15:28:06 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=00:30:bd:01:64:f4:00:90:1a:40:1f:db:08:00 SRC=80.183.89.136 DST=80.186.57.248 LEN=48 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=113 ID=8647 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=3576 DPT=4480 WINDOW=16384 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Feb 4 15:28:07 localhost kernel: 80.186.57.248 sent an invalid ICMP type 3, code 3 error to a broadcast: 80.186.59.255 on eth0

Feb 4 15:28:38 localhost kernel: 80.186.57.248 sent an invalid ICMP type 3, code 3 error to a broadcast: 80.186.59.255 on eth0

Feb 4 15:29:40 localhost last message repeated 2 times

 

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Feb 4 16:03:46 localhost kernel: 80.186.57.248 sent an invalid ICMP type 3, code 3 error to a broadcast:

80.186.59.255 on eth0

Feb 4 16:04:17 localhost kernel: 80.186.57.248 sent an invalid ICMP type 3, code 3 error to a broadcast: 80.186.59.255 on eth0

Feb 4 16:05:19 localhost last message repeated 2 times

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Feb 4 16:26:05 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 212.54.0.225 port 67

Feb 4 16:26:05 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 212.54.0.225

Feb 4 16:26:05 localhost dhclient: bound to 80.186.57.248 -- renewal in 1793 seconds.

Feb 4 16:26:30 localhost kernel: 80.186.57.248 sent an invalid ICMP type 3, code 3 error to a broadcast: 80.186.59.255 on eth0

Feb 4 16:27:01 localhost kernel: 80.186.57.248 sent an invalid ICMP type 3, code 3 error to a broadcast: 80.186.59.255 on eth0

Feb 4 16:28:03 localhost last message repeated 2 times

Feb 4 16:28:07 localhost drakconf.real[3008]: ### Program is starting ###

 

 

What about the shorewall information.

 

In general about the installation:

 

The 9.0 did not recognize the Belkin PCMCIA card (had to do some editing)

the 9.2 had no problems.

 

Both 9.0 and 9.2 suggest 24 bit for the screen, should be 16 bit.

On 9.0 I was never able to get my poor Canon BJC-1000 to work. (I gave up).

On 9.2 it works OK.

(In my experience it is always best to have all hardware connected during install, rather than trying to do it later)

 

The sound piece is not detected but it is possible to do it later with sndconf (with a

trial and error method).

 

End of frist post from Lars.

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[Gowator]

Lars WELCOME

The reason the HDD is spinning is it seems to be constantly wring to /var/log but I guess you know that or you wouldn't have posted it :D

 

To solve the immediate problem Id try stopping shorewall which is ~i think

shorewall stop

 

(In my experience it is always best to have all hardware connected during install, rather than trying to do it later)

Usually YES, however make an exception for USB mem devices.

Sometimes the fat12 partition messes up the partition program and then you end up wiping all your partition tables.

 

If you already have the partitions setup then it shouldn't be aproblem but Id recommend not doing it all the same :D

[LarsB]

To solve the immediate problem Id try stopping shorewall which is ~i think

shorewall stop

Thanks Gowator for your response.

 

It is not the firewall, that problem was there before I activated it.

So the question remains, if it is writing to the log all the time, then why is it doing that.

I did not have this "feature" on Mandrake 9,0.

What about EXT3 I think I used ReiserFS on 9.0.

 

Reards Lars

[Gowator]

The ethernetcard seems to be the root of the problems...

 

 

try shutting it down and see if the harddrive activity continues....

 

first deactive the interface

ifdown eth0

then

rmmod <nameof modeule>

 

Sorry if this is a bit vague, it sounds like you have an irritating fault and it would be nice to help more but if this were my system this is what I'd do :D