Bug #139 Corrupted .MYI causes the server to crash
Submitted: 10 Mar 2003 6:41 Modified: 10 Mar 2003 7:59
Reporter: Max Mether Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:4.0 OS:Windows (w2k)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[10 Mar 2003 6:41] Max Mether
Description:
A .MYI file that is corrupted in the first 2k causes the server to crash. Any command SELECT, SHOW TABLE STATUS, CHECK, REPAIR on the table causes the server to crash. 

How to repeat:
Corrupt the first 2k of a .MYI file.
Then run a CHECK TABLE on the table.