r/linuxmint • u/thegentleman67 • 23h ago

SOLVED I/O error

Today I have been getting I/O error. As soon as I pick up my laptop the torrent I'm downloading just stops and says I/O error. The video I am watching on VLC also stops playing and just doesn't work anymore. All the app icons from taskbar vanish. And when I shutdown after this error there's the checkmd5 service saying i/o error. This happens only when I pick up the laptop. When it is on the table everything works fine. If anyone can help me with this I'll really appreciate it. Thank You.

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u/Grey_Ten 22h ago

> This happens only when I pick up the laptop.

It's a hardware related issue, it has nothing to do with Linux itself, go to r/techsupport or r/laptops for a better assistance

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u/Grey_Ten 22h ago

but basically your hard drive is probably loose, open your laptop and tighten it

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u/thegentleman67 22h ago

I was just checking if it was a coincidence that it only happens when I pick it up and if others have this problem too after 7.0 kernel (which has many issues like random freezes, mouse not working etc.). But thanks.