On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 17:57 +0100, James Wilkinson wrote: > You know about the smartctl -l error /dev/hda command, don't you? That > will show you if the *disk* thinks it needs replacing. Output below. Do you think this is an avoidable, or unavoidable error? This is a test box, made from spare parts at zero cost. Yep, the whole thing was scrounged. Beyond the annoyance of interrupting some experiments, 100% reliability isn't the absolute top priority. It's there to try things out. My other PCs are a different matter, I do spend money on them. I'm not adverse to partitioning around a duff part of the drive to plod on and see how it goes. I am amused by the statement about the device was active or idle when the error occurred. What else could it be? ;-) It sounds a lot like, "he was breathing, just before he died..." ------------------------------ smartctl version 5.33 [i386-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Error Log Version: 1 ATA Error Count: 541 (device log contains only the most recent five errors) CR = Command Register [HEX] FR = Features Register [HEX] SC = Sector Count Register [HEX] SN = Sector Number Register [HEX] CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX] CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX] DH = Device/Head Register [HEX] DC = Device Command Register [HEX] ER = Error register [HEX] ST = Status register [HEX] Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes, SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days. Error 541 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 960 hours (40 days + 0 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 51 08 bd 34 9b e1 Error: UNC 8 sectors at LBA = 0x019b34bd = 26948797 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- c8 00 08 bd 34 9b e1 00 00:20:09.950 READ DMA c8 00 08 b5 34 9b e1 00 00:20:09.950 READ DMA c8 00 08 ad 34 9b e1 00 00:20:09.950 READ DMA c8 00 08 a5 34 9b e1 00 00:20:09.950 READ DMA c8 00 40 05 36 9b e1 00 00:20:09.950 READ DMA Error 540 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 960 hours (40 days + 0 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 51 08 67 33 9b e1 Error: UNC 8 sectors at LBA = 0x019b3367 = 26948455 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- c8 00 08 65 33 9b e1 00 00:20:01.500 READ DMA ca 00 30 1d 33 9b e1 00 00:20:01.500 WRITE DMA c8 00 08 5d 33 9b e1 00 00:20:01.500 READ DMA c8 00 40 c5 34 9b e1 00 00:20:01.500 READ DMA c8 00 48 bd 34 9b e1 00 00:19:55.650 READ DMA Error 539 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 960 hours (40 days + 0 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 51 48 bd 34 9b e1 Error: UNC 72 sectors at LBA = 0x019b34bd = 26948797 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- c8 00 48 bd 34 9b e1 00 00:19:55.650 READ DMA c8 00 50 b5 34 9b e1 00 00:19:50.100 READ DMA c8 00 58 ad 34 9b e1 00 00:19:44.000 READ DMA c8 00 60 a5 34 9b e1 00 00:19:38.300 READ DMA c8 00 68 9d 34 9b e1 00 00:19:32.700 READ DMA Error 538 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 960 hours (40 days + 0 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 51 50 bd 34 9b e1 Error: UNC 80 sectors at LBA = 0x019b34bd = 26948797 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- c8 00 50 b5 34 9b e1 00 00:19:50.100 READ DMA c8 00 58 ad 34 9b e1 00 00:19:44.000 READ DMA c8 00 60 a5 34 9b e1 00 00:19:38.300 READ DMA c8 00 68 9d 34 9b e1 00 00:19:32.700 READ DMA c8 00 70 95 34 9b e1 00 00:19:26.900 READ DMA Error 537 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 960 hours (40 days + 0 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 51 58 bd 34 9b e1 Error: UNC 88 sectors at LBA = 0x019b34bd = 26948797 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- c8 00 58 ad 34 9b e1 00 00:19:44.000 READ DMA c8 00 60 a5 34 9b e1 00 00:19:38.300 READ DMA c8 00 68 9d 34 9b e1 00 00:19:32.700 READ DMA c8 00 70 95 34 9b e1 00 00:19:26.900 READ DMA c8 00 78 8d 34 9b e1 00 00:19:22.100 READ DMA -- (Currently running FC4, in case that's important to the thread) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
