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[moredruid]

smartctl might not be installed (should be by default, but nothing a "yum install smartct"l can't fix)

yes, the name of the file (it's the bottom line that's displayed) is OK. this is just a temporary file that's created and it will write out to the correct file.
I think the default editor is "vi"... some basic things:
type i for insert mode, Esc to exit insert mode. in insert mode you can type your stuff.
type w to save the file, q to quit.
if you edit a file but don't want to save your changes you can type q! (force quit without saving).

good luck

[gjc1000]

Well, I just froze again but this time I was able to see that it was a kernal error.I manged to take a screen shot of the message and copied the details of the error, but I can't get back in to look at it or attach it to this post, because my machine reboots to this error:

CRC Error
Kernal panic - not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unkown-block (0,0) and goes no further.

Any ideas on what to try? I'll report back later, I'm on someone else computer for now.

[cpg]

this looks like the disk went south, either hardware, or it got corrupted

[gjc1000]

ok, on the third re-boot it, loaded and I am back. During boot up the following errors occurred though:
Local File system: failed
other file systems: failed
everything else went ok.
I googled the kernel panic error message and a lot of stuff came up, will need some time to digest what is being said, but it sounds more like a corruption than a disk failure (lets hope : ) )
I have attached a screenshot and the error details, hopefully someone can tell me what it all means.

Now, this leads my to ask, maybe it time to upgrade to F10 or F11. I could be a test box for the dev team and maybe it will magically fix my problem. what do the devs think?

[cpg]

reports on f10 are good, including updates.

search here for an update yesterday.

[gjc1000]

I updated to f10 over the weekend and things look good. The error messages I was getting during boot up are gone.

[gjc1000]

Well, I started to have the same problems as I was having with F9. It turns out that my motherboard is faulty and will need to be replaced. I found out that other people with the same board were having problem. So I'm dead in the water until I get it replaced. Does anybody have a recommendation for a server motherboard at a reasonable price?

[cpg]

bummer.

if you really mean a "server class" motherboard, i have usually gone with asus in the past. tyan is the other good one for server class motherboards.

"server" motherboards usually deliver more I/O bandwidth and also may require server class features in the memory (ECC - error correction, and buffered ram in higher-end ones), and of course, they have multiple cpu sockets.

for more workstation class motherboards, which are not as expensive and more mainstream, i like gigabyte.

the best thing you can do for performance is probably get the highest speed RAM that your processor supports.

[moredruid]

yup, if you really want server-class I recommend Tyan without second thoughts, though they're pricey.

Intel also manufactures great pro-workstation/server-class mainboards, for instance the S3200SH - it also supports non-pro CPU's, namely Core2Duo & Core2Quad but expect them to be quite pricey too but it can save you if you already have the CPU & supported memory

[gjc1000]

Thanks guys. Done with Gigabyte, the last two caused me problems. I have an Asus in my HTPC, and it great, but the intel intrigues me, especially since I can use the cpu/ram I have and it is a server class to boot. Maybe by the time I get back and running Ubuntu will be ready to test : ) Thanks again