Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!bu-cs!spdcc!lj
From: lj@spdcc.COM (Len Jacobs)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: 3B1 w/67 Mb drive noise
Keywords: drive woes, strange noises
Message-ID: <4501@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM>
Date: 4 Sep 89 04:47:28 GMT
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While editing the RS232 file via the ua for changing the baud
rate for an external modem, an attempt to locate /usr/lib/uucp/Dialer*
failed.  However at that exact moment my drive on the 3B1 (2 megs, 3.51,
67 Mb drive) began making noises like it was searching for a file or
running fsck (grunch, grunch, grunch, etc.).

Although no phantom processes seem to be running, I cannot stop
this ominous noise.  I have rebooted several times, fsck'd, and run 
diagnostics.  The noise only goes away while booted, while running in
single user mode.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.
-- 
Len Jacobs
lj@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM