CentOS - Jun 2006 - EXT3-fs error (devive dm-0) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted

My recently installed CentOS 4.3 system (which is the kickstart  
server for other systems -- see other thread) is currently hung.  I  
can ping it, but can't do much of anything else.  When I switch to  
one of the virtual consoles, I can briefly see the "login:" prompt,  
but then that window immediately fills with up with the following  
message:

   EXT3-fs error (devive dm-0) in start_transaaction: Journal has  
aborted

This is displayed over and over again.  I used the default  
(automatic) partitioning scheme, so the root file system is an ext3  
partition on a logical volume that spans most of the disk (everything  
except for the swap partition and /boot).  Anyone else seen this?   
Any ideas as to what would cause this?  I'll be rebooting the system  
shortly...

Alfred

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On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 02:51:42PM -0400, Alfred von Campe
wrote:
> My recently installed CentOS 4.3 system (which is the kickstart  
> server for other systems -- see other thread) is currently hung.  I  
> can ping it, but can't do much of anything else.  When I switch to  
> one of the virtual consoles, I can briefly see the "login:"
prompt,
> but then that window immediately fills with up with the following  
> message:
> 
>   EXT3-fs error (devive dm-0) in start_transaaction: Journal has  
> aborted
> 
> This is displayed over and over again.  I used the default  
> (automatic) partitioning scheme, so the root file system is an ext3  
> partition on a logical volume that spans most of the disk (everything  
> except for the swap partition and /boot).  Anyone else seen this?   
> Any ideas as to what would cause this?  I'll be rebooting the system  
> shortly...
Is it a SATA disk ? I was reading a thread on WHT a few days ago
about a server that kept getting its filesystem corrupted in that
way, and was only solved (for good) after replacing the SATA cable.

- -- 
Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org>
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)

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