Tim: > > Output [snipped]. Do you think this is an avoidable, or unavoidable error? Tony Nelson > The output shows bad sectors, so it isn't (just) a filesystem error. > > It would be nice to know whether the disk thinks it is failed, or > just has some bad sectors. "smartctl -a /dev/hda" will tell > everything. Here you go: smartctl version 5.33 [i386-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: WDC WD153AA-00BAA0 Serial Number: WD-WMA2L2483801 Firmware Version: 10.09K11 User Capacity: 15,393,079,296 bytes Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: 4 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Fri Sep 22 08:28:06 2006 UTC SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity was never started. Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed without error or no self-test has ever been run. Total time to complete Offline data collection: (1040) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: (0x1b) SMART execute Offline immediate. Auto Offline data collection on/off support. Suspend Offline collection upon new command. Offline surface scan supported. Self-test supported. No Conveyance Self-test supported. No Selective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering power-saving mode. Supports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. No General Purpose Logging support. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 14) minutes. SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000b 200 098 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0006 109 104 000 Old_age Always - 1150 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0012 098 098 040 Old_age Always - 2523 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0012 198 198 112 Old_age Always - 5 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0012 065 065 000 Old_age Always - 26112 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0012 098 098 000 Old_age Always - 2296 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0012 196 196 000 Old_age Always - 4 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 200 199 000 Old_age Always - 0 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0012 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x000a 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0009 200 200 051 Pre-fail Offline - 0 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 SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error # 1 Short offline Completed without error 00% 327 - # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 93 - # 3 Short captive Completed without error 00% 0 - Device does not support Selective Self Tests/Logging -- (Currently running FC4, in case that's important to the thread) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. 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