Re: [9fans] how to fix: 'arena arenas00 creation time after last write time'

[erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com>]

> each time using the same process/steps) - and now it doesn't go away,
> even on a completely fresh install, even after I wiped the drives completely.

what's your disk wiping procdure?

> Now, every time I install plan 9 on this machine, even when I don't change
> the clock or timezone in any way, it ends up with this issue where venti
> complains about 'arenas00: header is out-of-date', then indexes clumps,
> then starts rolling out those 'creation time after last write time' messages.
> I have confirmed and verified this continues even after multiple attempts
> at a 100% prestine re-install.
>
> Any ideas what could be the cause?  I wouldn't care quite so much if it was
> just some sort of fluke that was remedied after another clean install - but
> it's persisting even after I totally wipe the drive (using dd and shred from
> a linux recovery disk), delete the partition table, and start from scratch.

motherboard battery dead?  as long as you're editing venti
source, you could print out both dates.  that would give a
better picture of what's really going on.

- erik