io error
 

I'm using red hat 7.3 with the ext3 filesystem, I get the following error when running a build file: 'io error scanning directory ...'. Any suggestions about how to fix this would be appreciated.

What kernel are you running?

Maybe post some hardware specs, too.

I'm running 2.4.18-3 on intel celeron 460 mhz, it's a dual boot system with win98.

Mmmmkay...

How 'bout some drive info. 'hdparm /dev/hda' will print out the uglies for us.

A little more about the computer itself - what do you get when you try 'lspci -vb'?
Investigate and report back here. Resistance is futile.

hdparm /dev/hda gives:

/dev/hda:
multcount = 16 (on)
I/O support = 0 (default 16-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 1655/255/63, sectors = 26588016, start = 0
busstate = 1 (on)
lspci -vb:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82810 DC-100 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82810 DC-100 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4341
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
Memory at ffa80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: ff800000-ff8fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f6a00000-f6afffff

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at ffa0

00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
I/O ports at ef80

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801AA SMBus (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corp. 82801AA SMBus
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
I/O ports at efa0

01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C (rev 10)
Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at d800
Memory at ff8ffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

01:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 06)
Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V, AudioPCI128
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at df00
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

01:0b.0 Communication controller: US Robotics/3Com WinModem
Subsystem: US Robotics/3Com: Unknown device 005d
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9
Memory at f6affc00 (32-bit, prefetchable)
Memory at f6ae0000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
Memory at f6af0000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2