Harddisk errors
Mogens Kjaer
mk at crc.dk
Wed Feb 2 08:48:55 UTC 2005
Pasha wrote:
> Feb 2 10:26:04 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb,
> sector 9393983
> Feb 2 10:26:04 localhost kernel: hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 {
> DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> Feb 2 10:26:04 localhost kernel: hdb: dma_intr: error=0x40 {
> UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=9393996, high=0, low=9393996, sector=9393991
> Feb 2 10:26:04 localhost kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
> Feb 2 10:26:04 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdb,
> sector 9393991
> Feb 2 10:26:15 localhost smartd[4372]: Device: /dev/hdb, 1 Currently
> unreadable (pending) sectors
>
> Does it mean that it's time to replace the disk?
Yes.
> Is there any utility
> that performs surface check for the disk?
Yes, but you might making the disk worse.
Do a backup first.
You can try with the smartctl command:
to get status:
smartctl -a /dev/hdb
to run a test:
smartctl -t long /dev/hdb
Check status with "smartctl -a /dev/hdb":
...
Self-test execution status: ( 247) Self-test routine in progress...
70% of test remaining.
...
Wait for the test to finish, and look at the status of the test.
You could also try running the badblocks program.
Mogens
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