Hmmm... or does it mean I need to completely reformat or fsck this disk throughly to ensure that it is really going bad? I am using FC4 so I wonder if there is another reason... I will have to chek this out. Dan -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Benjamin Franz Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 7:10 PM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: Smartd message: What does it mean? On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Daniel B. Thurman wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > Trying to understand this message, any ideas? > > This email was generated by the smartd daemon running on: > > host name: xxx.xxx.com > DNS domain: xxx.com > NIS domain: (none) > > The following warning/error was logged by the smartd daemon: > Device: /dev/hdb, 14 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors > For details see host's SYSLOG (default: /var/log/messages). It means you have 14 bad sectors on your /dev/hdb hard drive. It also means it is time to buy another drive and copy your data over to it. -- Benjamin Franz The designer of a new kind of system must participate fully in the implementation. - Donald E. Knuth -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.5/150 - Release Date: 10/27/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.5/150 - Release Date: 10/27/2005
