Kernel Errors Present - Drive Failure Immanent?

[Miguel Filho]

On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 16:32, Henry Hartley wrote:
> Logwatch is reporting the following on an FC1 machine:
> 
> >> WARNING:  Kernel Errors Present
> >>    EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2...:  741 Time(s)
> >>    end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda)...:  386 Time(s)
> >>    hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { Uncorrect...:  386 Time(s)
> >>    hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }...:  386
> Time(s)
> >> 
> >> 3 Time(s): ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
> 
> Then, there are 386 sets of the following:
> 
> >> Dec 15 04:09:06 hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete
> Error } 
> >> Dec 15 04:09:06 hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError },
> LBAsect=1578738, sector=1048592 
> >> Dec 15 04:09:06 end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 1048592 
> 
> with various numbers for LBAsect and sector.  Is this a hardware (drive)
> problem?  Do I need to replace my drive?  Or what?
> 
> -- 
> Henry

Yeah, maybe your HD is close do die. Check cables, check if the system
detected your IDE controler correctly. Go to your bios, enable smart
support. Fire up smartd daemon, man smartd. it can take some information
about the health of the HD.