CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

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CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by eiger3970 » 2014/06/27 04:53:51

CentOS Release 6.5 (Final)
Kernel Linux 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64
GNOME 2.28.2

Hardware
Memory: 1.8 GiB
Processor: Common KVM processor

System Status
Available disk space: 87.6 GiB


Hello, I've been trying to fix CentOS for a while, however I might need some suggestions please.

I install CentOS on a VM and the CentOS desktop shows error:
A hard disk may be failing. One or more hard disks report health problems. Click the icon to get more information. 107 GB Hard Disk - ATA QEMU HARDDISK. DISK IS BEING USED OUTSIDE DESIGN PARAMETERS.

I then navigate to CentOS > Applications > Internet > Firefox Web Browser > http://www.virtualmin.com/download.html > Virtualmn GPL Downloads > Linux and FreeBSD > Save File > OK > Applications > System Tools > Terminal > cd / > cd root/Downloads > /bin/sh install.sh > y > Enter > Please enter a fully qualified hostname: centos.com > Enter (allow about 10 minutes for install), but error:
Failed to initialize. Failed to initialize packaging backend. This may occur if other packaging tools are being used simultaneously. There are unfinished transactions remaining. Plesae run yum-complete-transaction as root.

I ran Terminal > sudo yum-complete-transaction.
The following error repeats over and over: error: rpmdb: damaged header #1203 retrieved -- skipping.

I tried CentOS > Terminal > rpm --rebulddb
error: rpmdbNextIterator: skipping h# 1203 blob size(301600): BAD, 8 + 16 * il(0) + dl(0)

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by drk » 2014/06/27 15:57:03

Do you simply have a disk going bad?

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by Super Jamie » 2014/06/28 06:31:25

I agree, sounds like a faulty disk has resulted in corruption of the RPM database.

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by eiger3970 » 2014/06/29 03:45:56

Thank you for the replies.
No, the SSD is working fine.
I run Proxmox on it and other VM servers which work fine.

CentOS has always given this error.

Additionally, after reinstalling CentOS_6.5.iso several times from several different mirrors, I have noticed another error where the No Network Connection icon at the top of the CentOS desktop doesn't automatically connect, until I click the CentOS desktop Network icon.
I am using a static IP.

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by tigalch » 2014/06/29 13:52:37

eiger3970 wrote:Additionally, after reinstalling CentOS_6.5.iso several times from several different mirrors, I have noticed another error where the No Network Connection icon at the top of the CentOS desktop doesn't automatically connect, until I click the CentOS desktop Network icon.
I am using a static IP.
That's probably not an error. If you don't activate the network card during install, it will stay disabled. See here.

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by drk » 2014/06/29 18:55:43

eiger3970 wrote:No, the SSD is working fine.
Ok
I run Proxmox on it and other VM servers which work fine.
CentOS has always given this error.
I've not had problems with CentOS 5 or 6 as KVM guests. Make sure that you are using the virtio network and disk drivers and maybe even set the elevator to noop.

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by eiger3970 » 2014/06/29 19:08:18

Thank you tigaich, that fixed it.
Seems I missed ticking the Connect Automatically box.

So, back to the original problem of:
A hard disk may be failing. One or more hard disks report health problems. Click the icon to get more information. 107 GB Hard Disk - ATA QEMU HARDDISK. DISK IS BEING USED OUTSIDE DESIGN PARAMETERS.

I run CentOS on a VM where I allocate 100GB for the VM which CentOS is installed in.
The hardware storing the VM has a Hard Disk that is 80GB I think?

I did try reducing the VM allocation to 50GB to install CentOS on, however the error persists.

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by TrevorH » 2014/06/29 20:06:33

I have never heard of a virtual disk which reports itself as failing via SMART before. What does smartctl -a /dev/sda (for some value of sda) report?
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by eiger3970 » 2014/06/30 06:13:28

Well, tried to open Terminal to run that command, but CentOS started updating and froze 50% of the way through.
Stopped virtual server hosting CentOS, started virtual server hosting CentOS and CentOS froze loading up.
Think I have to reinstall CentOS again?

Some of the few errors I can read whilst CentOS fails to boot are:
CentOS 6.5a
ta3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x3 action 0x0
ata3.00: irq_stat02x40000001
ata3: SError: { RecovData RecovComm }
ata3.00: failed command: FLUSH CACHE
ata3.00: cmd e7/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0
res 41/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x1 (device error)
ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
ata3.00: error: { ABRT }


Tried rebooting CentOS again and below errors:
CentOS 6.5a
ta3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x3 action 0x0
ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000001
ata3: SError: { RecovData }
ata3.00: failed command: FLUSH CACHE
ata3.00: cmd e7/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0
res 41/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x1 (device error)
ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
ata3.00: exception Emask 0x42 SAct 0x0 SErr 0xc03 action 0x6
ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000001
ata3: SError:{ RecovData RecovComm Proto HostInt }
ata3.00: failed command: SMART
ata3.00: cmd b0/d0:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 pio 512 in
res 41/04:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x43 (HSM violation)
ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
ata3.00: error: { ABRT }
ata3.00: exception Emask 0x40 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x80b action 0x6
ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000001
ata3: SError: { RecovData RecovComm HostInt }
ata3.00: failed command: SMART
ata3.00: cmd b0/d0:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 pio 512 in
res 41/04:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x41 (internal error)
ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
ata3.00: error: { ABRT }
ata3.00: error: { ABRT }
Last edited by eiger3970 on 2014/06/30 06:41:29, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: CentOS 6.5 multiple errors

Post by drk » 2014/06/30 06:33:39

ata3.xx? Use the virtio instead of IDE

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